The Little Muddy River is a
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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
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in
Illinois
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. It forms the boundary between
Franklin
Franklin may refer to:
People
* Franklin (given name)
* Franklin (surname)
* Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class
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and
Perry
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counties.
Cities and counties
The following cities and towns are drained by the Little Muddy:
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DuQuoin
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Radom
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The following counties are partly in the Little Muddy watershed:
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Franklin County
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Jackson County
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Jefferson County
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Perry County
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Washington County
See also
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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
Rivers of Franklin County, Illinois
Rivers of Perry County, Illinois
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