| Edwards River | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Burns Township, Henry County, west of Kewanee, Illinois |
| • coordinates | 41°15′15″N 89°58′46″W / 41.2542036°N 89.9795548°W / 41.2542036; -89.9795548 (Edwards River origin) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Mississippi River south of New Boston, Illinois |
• coordinates | 41°08′54″N 90°58′54″W / 41.1483669°N 90.981533°W / 41.1483669; -90.981533 (Edwards River mouth) |
• elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
| Length | 74 mi (119 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | New Boston, Illinois |
| • average | 325 cu/ft. per sec.[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Edwards River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| GNISID | 407805 |
The Edwards River is a 73.7-mile-long (118.6 km)[2] tributary of the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois in the United States.[3] It rises 3 miles (5 km) west of Kewanee in southeastern Henry County and flows generally westwardly into Mercer County, where it joins the Mississippi 2 miles (3 km) southeast of New Boston. In Henry County it collects the South Edwards River, which flows past Bishop Hill.
The river was once home to a grain mill near Andover, Illinois. Several sections of the Edwards River's course have been straightened and channelized.
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