The Edwards River is a
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of the
Mississippi River
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in northwestern
Illinois
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in the
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.
It rises west of
Kewanee in southeastern
Henry County and flows generally westwardly into
Mercer County, where it joins the Mississippi southeast of
New Boston. In Henry County it collects the South Edwards River, which flows past
Bishop Hill.
The river was once home to a grain mill near Andover, Illinois. Several sections of the Edwards River's course have been straightened and
channelized.
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
Rivers of Illinois
Tributaries of the Mississippi River
Rivers of Henry County, Illinois
Rivers of Mercer County, Illinois
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