List of rivers of Illinois

This is a list of rivers in Illinois:

Apple to Fox

  • Apple River
  • Big Muddy River
  • Beaucoup Creek
  • Boneyard Creek
  • Bonpas Creek
  • Cache River
  • Calumet River
  • Casey Creek, also known as Casey Fork Creek
  • Chicago River
  • Des Plaines River
  • DuPage River
  • Edwards River
  • Elm River
  • Embarras River
  • Fox River, northern Illinois
  • Fox River (Little Wabash tributary), southern Illinois

Galena to Lusk

  • Galena River
  • Grand Calumet River
  • Green River
  • Henderson Creek
  • Illinois River
  • Iroquois River
  • Kankakee River
  • Kaskaskia River
  • Kishwaukee River
  • Kyte River
  • La Moine River
  • Leaf River
  • Little Calumet River
  • Little Embarras River
  • Little Mackinaw River
  • Little Marys River
  • Little Menominee River
  • Little Muddy River
  • Little Vermilion River (Illinois)
  • Little Vermilion River (Illinois River tributary)
  • Little Wabash River
  • Lusk Creek

Mackinaw to Rock

  • Mackinaw River
  • Macoupin Creek
  • Marys River
  • Mazon River
  • Menominee River
  • Middle Fork Vermilion River
  • Mississippi River
  • Ohio River
  • Palmer Creek (Columbia, IL)
  • Panther Creek (Mackinaw watershed)
  • Pecatonica River
  • Piscasaw Creek
  • Plum River
  • Red River
  • Rock River

Saline to Wood

  • Saline River
  • Salt Fork Vermilion River
  • Salt Creek (Des Plaines River Tributary)
  • Salt Creek (Sangamon River Tributary)
  • Salt Creek (Little Wabash River Tributary)
  • Sangamon River
  • Sinsinawa River
  • Skillet Fork
  • Skokie River
  • Somonauk Creek
  • Spoon River
  • Sugar Creek (Sangamon River tributary)
  • Sugar River
  • Thorn Creek
  • Vermilion River (Illinois River tributary)
  • Vermilion River (Wabash River tributary)
  • Wabash River
  • West Okaw River
  • Wood River