Beaver Creek | |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Boone County |
Length Mi: | 27.8 |
Source1 Location: | Near Blaine, Boone County, Illinois |
Source1 Coordinates: | 42.4511°N -88.8067°W |
Mouth: | Kishwaukee River |
Mouth Location: | Belvidere, Boone County, Illinois |
Mouth Coordinates: | 42.2556°N -88.9242°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 728feet |
Beaver Creek is a 27.8adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] tributary of the Kishwaukee River in northern Illinois.[2]
Beaver Creek flows through central Boone County, Illinois, where the Beaver Creek network generally flows northeast to southwest.[3] Poplar Grove and Capron are the two major settlements in the Beaver Creek watershed; Candlewick Lake, an unincorporated community, is also found in the watershed.[3]
Beaver Creek drains 70sqmi and has at least one tributary - known as Mosquito Creek (renamed Meander Creek).[3]