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Apple River (Illinois)

River in Illinois and Wisconsin, United States

Field	Value
name	Apple River
image	Apple River IL Apple River Canyon State Park2.JPG
image_caption	The confluence of the South Fork Apple River and the Apple River within Apple River Canyon State Park
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	United States
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Illinois, Wisconsin
length_mi	55
discharge1_location	Hanover, Illinois
discharge1_avg	199 cu/ft. per sec.
source1_location	East of Shullsburg, Lafayette County, Wisconsin
source1_coordinates
mouth	Mississippi River
mouth_location	Northwest of Savanna, Carroll County, Illinois
mouth_coordinates

The Apple River is a tributary of the Mississippi River, about 55 mi long, in southwestern Wisconsin and northwestern Illinois in the United States. It rises in Lafayette County, Wisconsin, and flows for most of its length in Illinois, through Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties. Along its course it passes through Apple River Canyon State Park and the town of Hanover. It flows into the Mississippi River about 7 mi (11 km) northwest of Savanna.

In Jo Daviess County, it collects two short tributaries known as the West Fork Apple River and South Fork Apple River.

Toponymy

Apple River was so named on account of the crabapple trees along its course. A folk etymology maintains the river derives its name from a German named Appel who fell near the river in the Black Hawk War.

Geology

The river is part of the Driftless Area of Illinois, a region that was bypassed by the last ice age; "the glacial sweep which ironed out hills and filled valleys in other parts of the state left this area unscratched. During the Ice Age, the Apple River had its original course reversed. It once flowed to the Pecatonica River. It now flows southwest to the Mississippi River. The result is a deep canyon, part of which is preserved in Apple River Canyon State Park.

Notes

References

Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
DeLorme (2003). Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. .
DeLorme (1992). Wisconsin Atlas & Gazetteer. Freeport, Maine: DeLorme. .
Prairie Rivers Network

References

"USGS Current Conditions for USGS 05419000 APPLE RIVER NEAR HANOVER, IL".
U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-29 , accessed May 13, 2011)
(1922). "Illinois Central Magazine". Illinois Central Railroad Company.
[http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/landmgt/Parks/R1/APPLE.HTM Illinois Department of Natural Resources] {{webarchive. link. (July 1, 2007 , Retrieved July 12, 2007)
[http://dnr.state.il.us/orep/c2000/assessments/driftweb/ataglance.htm Illinois DNR on Driftless Area] {{webarchive. link. (November 6, 2007 , Retrieved July 12, 2007)

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