| La Moine River | |
|---|---|
 La Moine River in McDonough County, Illinois near Colmar, Illinois | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Warren County southwest of Galesburg, Illinois |
| • coordinates | 40°38′28″N 90°45′32″W / 40.6411508°N 90.7590232°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Illinois River southwest of Beardstown, Illinois |
• coordinates | 39°59′14″N 90°30′50″W / 39.9872706°N 90.5140153°W |
• elevation | 440 ft (130 m) |
| Length | 125 mi (201 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ripley, Illinois |
| • average | 884 cu/ft. per sec.[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | La Moine River → Illinois River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| GNIS ID | 411649 |
La Moine River is a 125-mile-long (201 km)[2] tributary of the Illinois River in western Illinois in the United States. Its watershed covers approximately 2,000 square miles (5,000 km2), and it is the sixth-largest tributary to the Illinois River.[3] It is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.
- ^ "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 05585000 LA MOINE RIVER AT RIPLEY, IL".
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 13, 2011
- ^ La Moine River Watershed Facts Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine, La Moine River Ecosystem Partnership.