The Plum River is a
tributary of the
Mississippi River, about long,
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
accessed May 13, 2011 in northwestern
Illinois in the
United States.
It rises in
Jo Daviess County and flows generally south-southwestwardly into
Carroll County, where it joins the Mississippi at
Savanna. Among its several short tributaries are:
* The East Plum River, which rises in
Stephenson County
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and flows southwestwardly into Carroll County, joining the Plum at
* The Muddy Plum River, which flows for its entire length in Jo Daviess County. It joins the Plum River at
*The Middle Fork Plum River joins the Plum River at
*The North Fork Plum River has its
confluence
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with the Plum River at
See also
*
List of Illinois rivers
References
Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry*
DeLorme
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(2003). ''Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. .
Rivers of Illinois
Tributaries of the Mississippi River
Rivers of Carroll County, Illinois
Rivers of Jo Daviess County, Illinois
Rivers of Stephenson County, Illinois
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