Little Mackinaw River

The Little Mackinaw River is an 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km)^[1] river in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a tributary of the Mackinaw River, which it joins near Hopedale in Tazewell County.^[2] The river's name is derived from the Ojibwe word mikinaak meaning "turtle".^[3]

Little Mackinaw River
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Danvers Township, McLean County, Illinois
• coordinates	40°32′06″N 89°14′47″W
Mouth
• location	Confluence with the Mackinaw River in Tazewell County near Hopedale, Illinois
• coordinates	40°26′32″N 89°27′42″W
• elevation	538 ft (164 m)
Length	19 mi (31 km)
Basin features
Progression	Little Mackinaw River → Mackinaw → Illinois → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID	412369

Cities, towns and counties

The following cities, towns and villages are drained by the Little Mackinaw:

• Danvers
• Hopedale

The following Illinois counties are in part drained by the Little Mackinaw:

• McLean
• Tazewell

See also

• List of Illinois rivers

References

1. 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
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Mackinaw River
3. Nichols, John D.; Nyholm, Earl (1995). A Concise Dictionary of Minnesota Ojibwe. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.