Mokeler Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed May 19, 2011

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of Piscasaw Creek, itself a tributary of the

Kishwaukee River The Kishwaukee River, locally known as simply The Kish, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 river in the U.S. state of Illinois.. United States Board on G ...

, in northern Illinois.

Course

Mokeler Creek originates in farm fields between Crowley Road and Oak Grove Road, about northeast of

Harvard, Illinois Harvard is a city located in McHenry County, Illinois. The population was 9,469 at the 2020 census. The city is 63 miles from the Chicago Loop and it is the last stop on the Union Pacific/Northwest Line. History The original owners of the la ...

. It then flows directly through the city of Harvard. The creek is a tributary of Piscasaw Creek and flows southwest until it empties into the Piscasaw about southwest of Harvard.''Mokeler Creek - Subwatershed Plan''
, ''Kishwaukee River Ecosystem Partnership'', May 2005, accessed January 23, 2011.

Description

Mokeler Creek is 10 stream miles in length.
Kishwaukee River
'', Watersheds of Illinois - 1996 Fact Sheet, ''

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'', 1996, accessed January 22, 2011. In 1996 the

assessed the stream for overall resource quality. It was found to have "fair" conditions, with the main contamination problems coming from agricultural run-off and construction. Additionally, the City of Harvard's wastewater treatment plant discharges effluent into Mokeler creek as it flows through the City.

References

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