What are two important rivers in Illinois?
What are two important rivers in Illinois? The Mississippi River, Ohio River and Wabash River are the bordering rivers of the state. The Mississippi River forms the western border of Illinois in a 581 mile stretch of its course and as such is the longest river in the state.
Which city sits on the Illinois River?
In southeastern Bureau County it turns south at an area known as the Great Bend, flowing southwest across western Illinois, past Lacon, Henry and downtown Peoria, the chief city on the river. South of Peoria, the Illinois River goes by East Peoria and Creve Coeur and then Pekin in Tazewell County.
What state has 2 rivers?
The Missouri River and its tributary, the Big Sioux, form the western border, making Iowa the only U.S. state that has two parallel rivers defining its borders. Iowa is bounded by the states of Minnesota to the north, Wisconsin and Illinois to the east, Missouri to the south, and Nebraska and South Dakota to the west.