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Plum River

Coordinates: 42°05′14″N 90°09′15″W / 42.0872222°N 90.1541667°W / 42.0872222; -90.1541667 (Plum River mouth)
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Plum River
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Physical characteristics
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 • locationJo Daviess County southeast of Stockton, Illinois
 • coordinates42°20′31″N 89°59′39″W / 42.3419444°N 89.9941667°W / 42.3419444; -89.9941667 (Plum River origin)
 • elevation988 ft (301 m)
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with the Mississippi at Savanna, Illinois
 • coordinates
42°05′14″N 90°09′15″W / 42.0872222°N 90.1541667°W / 42.0872222; -90.1541667 (Plum River mouth)
 • elevation
584 ft (178 m)
Length47 mi (76 km)
Basin features
ProgressionPlum River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID415959

The Plum River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about 46.6 miles (75.0 km) long,[1] in northwestern Illinois in the United States.[2] 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:

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References

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  • Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
  • DeLorme (2003). Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-321-4.