Ursa Creek is a stream in northwest
Adams County, Illinois
Adams County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,737. Its county seat is Quincy. Adams County is part of the Quincy, IL– MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Adams Coun ...
and is a tributary of the
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 f ...
. The stream headwaters arise at southeast of the community of
Mendon adjacent to the west side of
Illinois Route 336
Illinois Route 336 (IL 336, also known as the Thomas A. Oakley Memorial Highway) is a four-lane freeway/expressway combination that serves western Illinois. It is also used by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) as a part of Fed ...
and it flows west passing south of Mendon to pass under
Illinois Route 96
Illinois Route 96 (IL 96) is a north–south state highway in far western Illinois. It runs from IL 100 in Kampsville, not far from a ferry crossing across the Illinois River, to IL 94 north of Terre Haute.
Route description
Illinois ...
just south of the community of
Ursa. It continues to the west to enter the Mississippi floodplain at where it is channelized as the Rock and Ursa Creek Diversion Channel to enter the Mississippi across from
La Grange, Missouri
La Grange is a city in Lewis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 825 at the 2020 census. Since the 1960 census, the population has been dwindling. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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.
[''Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 6th ed., 2010, p.47 ]
References
Rivers of Adams County, Illinois
Rivers of Illinois
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