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The Fox River is a 202-mile-long (325 km) [1] tributary of the Illinois River, flowing from southeastern Wisconsin to Ottawa, Illinois in the United States. The Wisconsin section was known as the Pishtaka River in the 19th century. [4] There is another Fox River in Wisconsin that flows through Lake Winnebago into Green Bay.
Aurora is a city in northeastern Illinois, United States. Located primarily in Kane and DuPage counties along the Fox River, it is the second-most populous city in Illinois, after Chicago, [4] and the 144th-most populous city in the U.S. [5] The population was 180,542 at the 2020 census. [6]
Illinois has a maximum north–south distance of 390 miles (630 km) and 210 miles (340 km) east-west. Total area is 57,918 square miles (150,010 km 2 ), ranked 25th in size of the 50 states. Water area is 2,325 square miles (6,020 km 2 ); Lake Michigan accounts for most of this. Charles Mound in the northwest Driftless Area is the highest point ...
There are 102 counties in Illinois. The most populous of these is Cook County, the second-most populous county in the United States and the home of Chicago, while the least populous is Hardin County. The largest by land area is McLean County, while the smallest is Putnam County. Illinois's FIPS state code is 17 and its postal abbreviation is IL.
Lake Carroll (Illinois) / 42.18000°N 89.89000°W / 42.18000; -89.89000. Lake Carroll is a private man-made recreational lake located in Carroll County, Illinois. It was formed in 1974 by the damming of the east fork of the Plum River near the town of Lanark, Illinois. The earthen dam [ 2] is owned and operated by the Lake Carroll ...
37°46′40″N 89°27′14″W. / 37.77778°N 89.45389°W / 37.77778; -89.45389. Area. 11,750 acres (4,755 ha) Established. 1968. Governing body. Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Kinkaid Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 11,750 acres (4,755 ha) in Jackson County, Illinois, United States .
The Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route extends for 33.0 miles (53.1 km) in southwestern Illinois, travelling through the floodplain of the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers. The route has been officially designated as a National Scenic Byway by the Federal Highway Administration. The route coincides with a portion of the Great River Road .
Apple Canyon Lake, Illinois. / 42.42056°N 90.15639°W / 42.42056; -90.15639. Apple Canyon Lake is a census-designated place in Thompson Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 558 as of the 2010 census. [3]