Leaf River (Illinois)

	Leaf River (Illinois) The Leaf River is a tributary of the Rock River, about long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 in northwestern Illinois in the United States. Via the Rock, it is part of the Mississippi River watershed. Course After rising east of the town of Shannon in northeastern Carroll County, the Leaf flows eastward across northwestern Ogle County, past the towns of Adeline and Leaf River. It joins the Rock River from the west between the towns of Byron and Oregon. 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 ... * Other streams and places named Leaf River References Rivers of Illinois Rivers of Ogle County, Illinois Rivers of Carroll County, Illinois [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Carroll County, Illinois Carroll County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 15,387. Its county seat is Mount Carroll. History Carroll County was formed in 1839 out of Jo Daviess County. The county is named for Charles Carroll who signed the Declaration of Independence. Carroll, who died in 1832, was the last signer to die. File:Carroll County Illinois 1839.png, Carroll County at the time of its creation in 1839 Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (4.6%) is water. The Mississippi Palisades State Park is in this county, just north of the city of Savanna. The Savanna Army Depot is located partly in this county. Adjacent counties * Stephenson County - northeast * Ogle County - east * Whiteside County - south * Clinton County, Iowa - southwest * Jackson County, Iowa - west * Jo Daviess County - northwest National protected area * Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Drainage Basin A drainage basin is an area of land where all flowing surface water converges to a single point, such as a river mouth, or flows into another body of water, such as a lake or ocean. A basin is separated from adjacent basins by a perimeter, the '' drainage divide'', made up of a succession of elevated features, such as ridges and hills. A basin may consist of smaller basins that merge at river confluences, forming a hierarchical pattern. Other terms for a drainage basin are catchment area, catchment basin, drainage area, river basin, water basin, and impluvium. In North America, they are commonly called a watershed, though in other English-speaking places, "watershed" is used only in its original sense, that of a drainage divide. In a closed drainage basin, or endorheic basin, the water converges to a single point inside the basin, known as a sink, which may be a permanent lake, a dry lake, or a point where surface water is lost underground. Drainage basins are simi ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leaf River (other) Leaf River may refer to: Rivers Canada Leaf River (Quebec) United States Leaf River (Illinois) Leaf River (Minnesota) Leaf River (Mississippi) Cities and towns Leaf River, Illinois Leaf River, Minnesota Leaf River, or Leafriver, is a ghost town in section 22 of Leaf River Township, Wadena County, Minnesota, United States.Today the town has a population around 50. There is a restaurant, a golf course, an old school house and a residential comm ..., former town Townships * Leaf River Township, Illinois * Leaf River Township, Wadena County, Minnesota See also * Leaf (other) {{disambiguation ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Byron, Illinois Byron is a city in Ogle County, Illinois, United States, probably best known as the location of the Byron Nuclear Generating Station, one of the last nuclear power plants commissioned in the United States. Byron is located in Byron Township, along the Rock River. The population was 3,753 at the 2010 census, up from 2,917 at the 2000 census. The town bills itself as the "Gateway to the Rock River Valley". History The city that is now Byron was founded when a settler rode through the area on his way from Galena to Midway.Sherman, Ardis L. "Reflections - Byron, Illinois 1835-1976," Byron, Illinois, 1976, pg. 3, Library of Congress Catalog No. 76-20318, Retrieved August 22, 2007. Geography Byron is located in Byron Township at the junction of Illinois Route 72 and Illinois Route 2. Byron's topography includes a man-made prairie and the Rock River that passes through the town. It is generally flat and is ideal for farming in most regions. According to the 2010 census, Byron h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Leaf River, Illinois Leaf River is a village in Leaf River Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States, along a stream of the same name. The population was 443 at the 2010 census, down from 555 in 2000. Geography Leaf River is located at (42.126350, -89.402976). According to the 2010 census, Leaf River has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 555 people, 214 households, and 154 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 235 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 98.20% White, 1.62% African American and 0.18% Native American. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.72% of the population. There were 214 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.0% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.1% had someone liv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Adeline, Illinois Adeline is a village in Maryland Township, Ogle County, Illinois, United States, along the Leaf River. The population was 85 at the 2010 census, down from 139 in 2000. History Adeline was laid out in 1845. The village's name honors the wife of Thomas J. Turner, a state legislator. Geography Adeline is located at (42.142382, -89.490633). According to the 2010 census, Adeline has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 139 people, 50 households, and 39 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 50 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 97.12% White, 0.72% Native American, 2.16% from other races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.88% of the population. There were 50 households, out of which 40.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.0% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.0% were non ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ogle County, Illinois Ogle County is a county in the northern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 United States Census, it had a population of 53,497. Its county seat is Oregon, and its largest city is Rochelle. Ogle County comprises Rochelle, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Rockford- Freeport-Rochelle, IL Combined Statistical Area. History Ogle County was formed in 1836 out of Jo Daviess and LaSalle counties, and named in honor of Captain Joseph Ogle, a veteran of the Revolutionary War who settled in Illinois in 1785. Ogle County government was organized in 1837; before that time it remained assigned to Jo Daviess County for legislative, taxation, and judicial matters. In 1839, part of Ogle County was partitioned off to form Lee County. Ogle County was a New England settlement. The founders of Oregon and Rochelle arrived from New England; they were "Yankees", descendants of English Puritans who had settled New England in the 1600s. They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it flows generally south for to the Mississippi River Delta in the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains all or parts of 32 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces between the Rocky and Appalachian mountains. The main stem is entirely within the United States; the total drainage basin is , of which only about one percent is in Canada. The Mississippi ranks as the thirteenth-largest river by discharge in the world. The river either borders or passes through the states of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. Native Americans have lived along the Mississippi River and its tributaries for thousands of years. Most were hunter-gathere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Shannon, Illinois Shannon is a village in Carroll County, Illinois, United States. The population was 801 at the 2020 census, up from 757 at the 2010 census. Geography Shannon is located at (42.152039, -89.740211). According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Shannon has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the 2020 census there were 801 people, 326 households, and 212 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 367 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 94.01% White, 1.12% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.75% from other races, and 3.75% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.74% of the population. There were 326 households, out of which 43.87% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.13% were married couples living together, 3.37% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.97% were non-families. 32.82% of all households were made up of i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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