Plum River Explained

Plum River
Source1 Coordinates:	42.3419°N -89.9942°W
Mouth Coordinates:	42.0872°N -90.1542°W
Progression:	Plum River → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
Source1 Elevation:	988feet
Mouth Elevation:	584feet
Length:	47miles
Custom Label:	GNIS ID

The Plum River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about long,^[1] in northwestern Illinois in the United States. 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:

• The East Plum River, which rises in Stephenson County and flows southwestwardly into Carroll County, joining the Plum at 42.1711°N -90.0222°W
• The Muddy Plum River, which flows for its entire length in Jo Daviess County. It joins the Plum River at 42.2264°N -90.0292°W
• The Middle Fork Plum River joins the Plum River at 42.2747°N -90.0367°W
• The North Fork Plum River has its confluence with the Plum River at 42.2628°N -90.0425°W

See also

• List of Illinois rivers

References

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
• DeLorme (2003). Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. .

Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011