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Iroquois River (Indiana-Illinois)

Iroquois River
Iroquois River.jpg
The Iroquois River in Newton County, Indiana.
Country United States
Basin features
Main source NW of Rensselaer, Newton Township, Jasper County, Indiana
705 feet (215 m)
40°57′55″N 87°12′23″W / 40.9652778°N 87.2063889°W / 40.9652778; -87.2063889 (Iroquois River origin)
River mouth Kankakee, Illinois
599 feet (183 m)
41°04′27″N 87°48′59″W / 41.0741993°N 87.8164285°W / 41.0741993; -87.8164285 (Iroquois River mouth)Coordinates: 41°04′27″N 87°48′59″W / 41.0741993°N 87.8164285°W / 41.0741993; -87.8164285 (Iroquois River mouth)
Basin size 2,091 sq mi (5,420 km2)
Physical characteristics
Length 103 miles (166 km)
Discharge
  • Average rate:
    1,741 cubic feet per second (49.3 m3/s)
GNIS ID 410927

The Iroquois River is a 103-mile-long (166 km)tributary of the Kankakee River in northwestern Indiana and northeastern Illinois in the United States. It was named for the Iroquois people. Via the Kankakee and Illinois rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

The Iroquois River rises in Jasper County, Indiana, and flows generally west-southwestwardly through Newton County, Indiana, and Iroquois County, Illinois, where it turns northward and flows into Kankakee County, Illinois. It enters the Kankakee River from the south in Kankakee County, opposite the village of Aroma Park, about 4 miles (6 km) southwest of the city of Kankakee.

Along its course the Iroquois passes the town of Rensselaer, Brook, and Kentland in Indiana and the towns of Iroquois, Watseka and Sugar Island in Illinois.

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Iroquois River, or portions thereof, has also been known as:



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