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illinois river

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1

A major principal tributary of the Mississippi River located in the state of Illinois in the Midwestern United States, extending approximately 273 miles and forming a vital commercial inland waterway linking the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River.


2

A 145-mile-long tributary of the Arkansas River that rises in the Ozark Mountains of northwestern Arkansas and flows southwestward into eastern Oklahoma in the south-central United States.


3

A 56-mile-long tributary of the Rogue River flowing through the Klamath Mountains in southwestern Oregon and northern California in the western United States.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Illinois river. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/illinois-river
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