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The Middle Fork rises in Ford County and flows southeast to join the Vermilion near Danville. [2] In its natural state, the Middle Fork drained a large upland marsh in what is now Ford County. The Middle Fork has been extended into the marsh by drainage ditches. Including the ditches, the Middle Fork is about 77 miles (124 km) long. [3]
Middle Fork State Fish and Wildlife Area is an Illinois state park on 2,700 acres (1,100 ha) in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It is located about 6 miles (9.7 km) north of Interstate 74 and the Oakwood exit. Its name comes from the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River that flows through the area.
Middlefork Savanna is a of 687 acres (278 ha) nature preserve in Lake Forest, Illinois. [1] Several biomes including oak savannas, dry-mesic prairies, wet-mesic prairies, marshes, deciduous woodlands, and sedge meadows as well as a portion of the North Branch of the Chicago River are found in the preserve.
The Canning River flows through parts of the North Slope in the U.S. state of Alaska. [1] The river begins in the Franklin Mountains of the Brooks Range in the northeastern part of the state. [ 3 ] It flows generally north for 125 miles (201 km) [ 1 ] through the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and enters Camden Bay west of Kaktovik on the ...
The north-flowing Vermilion River and the south-flowing Middle Fork Vermilion River run on what is close to a straight line between Oglesby and Danville. In presettlement times, the two rivers drained an upland marsh near Roberts. It is possible that early settlers regarded these as a single river that flowed in two directions.
An undated map [8] from the Glenview Public Library shows Glenview Creek running on the surface from the C&NW and CNS&M ROWs all the way to where it empties into the Middle Fork of the North Branch of the Chicago River near Harms Road. The map presumably is dated prior to 1955 since it shows the Chesterfield Golf Course which was purchased that ...
Banner Marsh State Fish and Wildlife Area is an important stopover site for many migratory birds. The Audubon Society has chosen it as an Important Bird Area. [10] Peoria Audubon Society has spotted over 200 species of birds. [4] It also supports breeding populations for wetland and grassland birds.
A map of the 77 community areas, broken down by purported regions. While the areas have official use and definition, the color groupings are unofficial, and such "regions" may be defined differently, grouped differently, or not be used at all. The city of Chicago is divided into 77 community areas for statistical and planning purposes.