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Kankakee River facts for kids

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The Kankakee River is a tributary of the Illinois River. It is about 133 miles (214 km) long, in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois in the United States. It flows through a primarily rural farming region of reclaimed cropland, south of Lake Michigan.

Images for kids

  • A 1908 Fig 16 Lobes of Retreating Ice (Mich)

    Michigan ice lobe at the Valparaiso Moraine location during the Pleistocene Ice Age

  • K3 River near state line

    Sandy shore along the Kankakee River, three miles (4.8 km) west of Illinois–Indiana state line

  • Kankakee River at Momence

    Fisherman beside dam on the Kankakee River at Momence, Illinois, on the north bank, looking southwest

  • Kankakee River LaSale In Indiana

    Turkey Foot Wetland Conservation Area (East Yellowstone Park Road, off US 30

  • Kankakee River Aukiki 25

    Aukiki Wetland Conservation Area (SR 49 north of Wheatland, Indiana)

  • Dunns Bridge

    Dunns Bridge over the Kankakee (County Rd 500 E)

  • Kankakee River SR49 Winter

    Kankakee River in winter (SR 49)

  • Kankakee River Momence

    Kankakee River in flood, Momence, Illinois (January 1, 2009

  • Kankakee River SP (old Bridge Piers)

    Kankakee River State Park, Old Bridge Piers (January 1, 2009)

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Río Kankakee para niños

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