Iroquois River (Indiana-Illinois)
The Iroquois River is a 103-mile-long (166 km) tributary of the Kankakee River in the Central Corn Belt Plains of northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois in the United States. It was named for the Iroquois people. Via the Kankakee and Illinois rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
| Iroquois River | |
|---|---|
The Iroquois River in Newton County, Indiana. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | NW of Rensselaer, Newton Township, Jasper County, Indiana |
| • coordinates | 40°57′55″N 87°12′23″W |
| • elevation | 705 feet (215 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Kankakee, Illinois |
• coordinates | 41°04′27″N 87°48′59″W |
• elevation | 599 feet (183 m) |
| Length | 103 miles (166 km) |
| Basin size | 2,091 sq mi (5,420 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 1,741 cubic feet per second (49.3 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Iroquois River → Kankakee → Illinois → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| GNIS ID | 410927 |
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