Casey Creek (Mississippi)
Casey Creek may refer to: *Casey Creek (Illinois) Casey Creek is a major tributary of the Big Muddy River in Illinois, United States. It is about long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 measured from the juncti ..., a tributary of the Big Muddy River in Illinois, United States * Casey Creek, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States {{Geodis ...
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Casey Creek (Illinois)
Casey Creek is a major tributary of the Big Muddy River in Illinois, United States. It is about long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 measured from the junction of its arm of Rend Lake with the arm formed by the Big Muddy River. Casey Creek is shown on federal maps as Casey Fork, following a 1967 decision by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. It is named for Zadok Casey, a congressman from Illinois in the early 19th century. Course Casey Creek rises in Marion County, between Iuka and Kell. It flows southward through the center of Kell as a small creek. Like most of the rest of the Big Muddy basin, Casey Creek flows through an ancient lake bed from the Wisconsin glaciation. This gives it a broad, flat floodplain that is filled with shallow water in wet weather. Heading south, the lake bed becomes recognizable about north of Mt. Vernon, as flat ground that meets the older hills at an abrup ...
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