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It flows south through Rockford, then southwest across northwestern Illinois, picking up the Kishwaukee River, passing Oregon (here, on a high bluff overlooking the river is the Eternal Indian sculpture), Dixon, Sterling (which has the Sinnissippi Mounds national historic site and local park) and Rock Falls before joining the Mississippi at ...
The Dixon Bridge Disaster, also known as the Truesdell Bridge Disaster, occurred on Sunday, May 4, 1873, when the bridge across the Rock River at Dixon, Illinois, collapsed while spectators were observing a baptism ceremony in the river below. The collapse killed 46 people and injured at least 56 others.
The Rock River is a tributary of the Big Sioux River, about 144 miles (232 km) long, [3] in southwestern Minnesota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. Via the Big Sioux and Missouri rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River .
Dixon is a city and the county seat of Lee County, Illinois, United States. [2] The population was 15,274 as of the 2020 census. The city is named after founder John Dixon, who operated a rope ferry service across the Rock River, which runs through the city. [3]
Lowell Park is a municipal park located along the Rock River in northern Dixon, Illinois.The city acquired the land for the park in 1906, when Carlotta Lowell donated the land to commemorate her parents' lives.
Dixon's Ferry on the Rock River, pre-1903. Dixon's Ferry was the former name for Dixon, Illinois, United States. It was located on the bank of the Rock River near present-day Illinois Route 26. John Dixon operated a rope ferry service to transport mail from Peoria to Galena, and he also established the first post office. The surrounding ...
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Lake Koshkonong is a reservoir in southern Wisconsin, which was transformed from its original marshland by the construction of the Indianford Dam in 1932. [1] The lake lies along the Rock River, with the river acting as both the primary inflow and the primary outflow for the lake.