Beaucoup Creek

	Beaucoup Creek Beaucoup Creek is a major tributary of the Big Muddy River in Illinois. The name is pronounced locally as in "Ba Cou". Beaucoup Creek is in length.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 Cities and counties The following cities are in the Beaucoup Creek watershed: * Pinckneyville * Vergennes Parts of the following counties are drained by Beaucoup Creek: * Jackson County * Perry County * Washington County See also List of Illinois rivers This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Illinois: By drainage basin Gulf of Mexico Mississippi River Ohio River * Lusk Creek * Saline River Wabash River * Little Wabash River * Skillet Fork * Elm River * Fox River ... References External linksPrairie Rivers Network Rivers of Illinois Tributaries of the Mississippi River Rivers of Jackson County, Illinois Rivers of Perry County, Illinois Rivers of Washington County, Ill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Beaucoup, Illinois Beaucoup is an unincorporated community in Beaucoup Township, Washington County, Illinois, Beaucoup Township, Washington County, Illinois, Washington County, Illinois, United States. Beaucoup is located along the Evansville Western Railway near Illinois Route 15, east of Nashville, Illinois, Nashville. On October 12, 1948, Thomas E. Dewey gave a speech to a crowd of 1,000 during his 1948 United States presidential election, presidential campaign. References Unincorporated communities in Washington County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois {{WashingtonCountyIL-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Washington County, Illinois Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 14,716. Its county seat is Nashville. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as " Little Egypt". History Washington County was formed on January 2, 1818, out of St. Clair County. It was named for George Washington. Despite its relative proximity to the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri, the county is not considered part of the St. Louis metropolitan area, also known as the Metro-East. In 1813, the Lively Massacre occurred near Little Crooked Creek. In 1959, the state established the Washington County State Recreation Area. Washington County was initially settled by immigrants from Kentucky who moved northward out of that state in the early 1800s. In the late 1800s there were (relatively) large numbers of immigrants who settled in Washington County, and by the early 1900s there were large numbers of first-generation immigrants st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jackson County, Illinois Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois with a population of 52,974 at the 2020 census. Its county seat is Murphysboro, and its most populous city is Carbondale, home to the main campus of Southern Illinois University. The county was incorporated on January 10, 1816, and named for Andrew Jackson. The community of Brownsville served as the fledgling county's first seat. Jackson County is included in the Carbondale-Marion, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as " Little Egypt". History Human occupation of Jackson County began about 11,500 years ago. Extensive documentation of the area's indigenous peoples is ongoing. Exploration from the European explorers began with the Joliet- Marquette exploration along the Mississippi River. It was not until the 18th and 19th century when pioneer farmers began to settle in the area's inexpensive land along the Mississippi River and in the forested Shawne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Big Muddy River The Big Muddy River is a river in southern Illinois. It joins the Mississippi River just south of Grand Tower. The Big Muddy has been dammed near Benton, forming Rend Lake. The Big Muddy has a mud bottom for most of its length. Hydrography The Big Muddy drains a watershed. In 1995, water quality was assessed as "fair" to "good". Pollution sources include agricultural practices, mining and municipalities. The watershed of the Big Muddy was covered by the Illinoian Glacier about 300,000 to 132,000 years before present. The Big Muddy basin formed after the retreat of that glacier. The Big Muddy was not covered by the Wisconsin Glacier, about 70,000 to 10,000 years before present. However, during the melting of that glacier, the level of the Mississippi River was much higher. Water backed up into the Big Muddy Basin, forming a lake much like the artificial Rend Lake but covering a larger area. The ancient lake silted in, forming a flat bottom. After the melting of the Wisconsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois, Peoria and Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois, Rockford, as well Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, its capital. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the List of U.S. states and territories by GDP, fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the List of U.S. states and territories by population, sixth-largest population, and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 25th-largest land area. Illinois has a highly diverse Economy of Illinois, economy, with the global city of Chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural productivity, agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south. Owing to its centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pinckneyville, Illinois Pinckneyville is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,066 at the 2020 census. It is named for Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, an early American diplomat and presidential candidate. Pinckneyville is the location of the Pinckneyville Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator (CTG)-type power plant run by Ameren. Geography Pinckneyville is located on Illinois Route 13 about southeast of St. Louis. According to the 2010 census, Pinckneyville has a total area of , of which (or 93.63%) is land and (or 6.37%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 5,464 people, 1,504 households, and 920 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,662 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 71.25% White, 24.36% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.20% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 3.77% from other races, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Vergennes, Illinois Vergennes is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 298 at the 2010 census, down from 491 at the 2000 census. On February 28, 2017, a strong tornado, possibly the same as the one that struck Perryville, Missouri, narrowly missed the center of town, though no fatalities occurred. Geography Vergennes is located in northern Jackson County at (37.903152, -89.340111). Illinois Route 13 runs through the east side of the village, leading north to Pinckneyville and south to Murphysboro, the Jackson county seat. According to the 2010 census, Vergennes has a total area of , of which (or 99.43%) is land and (or 0.57%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 491 people, 120 households, and 93 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 127 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 73.32% White, 22.40% African American, 1.22% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 1.22% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Perry County, Illinois Perry County is in Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 22,350. Its county seat is Pinckneyville. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known as " Little Egypt". History Perry County was formed in 1827 out of Jackson and Randolph counties. It was named in honor of Oliver Hazard Perry who defeated the British fleet at the decisive Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. File:Perry County Illinois 1827.png, Perry County at the time of its creation in 1827 In its early history, Perry County was mainly an inland pioneer outpost. Early settlers, including some Revolutionary War veterans bearing land grants, moved here from the Eastern United States. These were primarily Protestant settlers. Growth boomed in the 1850s for two reasons: construction of the Illinois Central Railroad through the eastern portion of the county, and the discovery of large coal reserves. Immigrants from Ireland, Poland, Germany, Italy and elsewhere steadily in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Illinois Rivers This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Illinois: By drainage basin Gulf of Mexico Mississippi River Ohio River Lusk Creek * Saline River *Wabash River Little Wabash River *Skillet Fork * Elm River * Fox River * Salt Creek Bonpas Creek Embarras River (Illinois) * North Fork Embarras River * Little Embarras River Little Vermilion River Vermilion River *Middle Fork Vermilion River *Salt Fork Vermilion River **Saline Branch ***Boneyard Creek Cache River * Cypress Creek Big Muddy River *Beaucoup Creek * Little Muddy River * Casey Creek (Casey Fork) Marys River * Little Marys River Kaskaskia River * Shoal Creek * West Okaw River Palmer Creek Wood River Illinois River Macoupin Creek Big Sandy Creek La Moine River Sangamon River Salt Creek Spring Creek Sugar Creek * Lick Creek Spoon River Mackinaw River Little Mackinaw River Panther Cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rivers Of Illinois This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Illinois: By drainage basin Gulf of Mexico Mississippi River Ohio River Lusk Creek * Saline River *Wabash River Little Wabash River *Skillet Fork * Elm River * Fox River * Salt Creek Bonpas Creek Embarras River (Illinois) * North Fork Embarras River * Little Embarras River Little Vermilion River Vermilion River *Middle Fork Vermilion River *Salt Fork Vermilion River **Saline Branch ***Boneyard Creek Cache River * Cypress Creek Big Muddy River *Beaucoup Creek * Little Muddy River * Casey Creek (Casey Fork) Marys River * Little Marys River Kaskaskia River * Shoal Creek * West Okaw River Palmer Creek Wood River Illinois River Macoupin Creek Big Sandy Creek La Moine River Sangamon River Salt Creek Spring Creek Sugar Creek * Lick Creek Spoon River Mackinaw River Little Mackinaw River Panther Cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Tributaries Of The Mississippi River A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater, leading the water out into an ocean. The Irtysh is a chief tributary of the Ob river and is also the longest tributary river in the world with a length of . The Madeira River is the largest tributary river by volume in the world with an average discharge of . A confluence, where two or more bodies of water meet, usually refers to the joining of tributaries. The opposite to a tributary is a distributary, a river or stream that branches off from and flows away from the main stream."opposite to a tributary" PhysicalGeography.net, Michael Pidwirny & Scott ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Rivers Of Jackson County, Illinois A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as Stream#Creek, creek, Stream#Brook, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to Geographical feature, geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "Burn (landform), burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from Precipitation (meteorology), precipitation through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]