Mississippi River near Grafton, Illinois

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The Mississippi River near Grafton, Illinois is a major stretch of the river in southwestern Illinois where it meets the Illinois River, forming a notable confluence and scenic river landscape.

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Mississippi River near Grafton, Illinois canonical 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic feature ⓘ
river reach ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
crossedBy Brussels Ferry ⓘ
downstreamFrom Mississippi River at Alton, Illinois ⓘ
elevationType lowland river reach ⓘ
flowsDirection generally southward ⓘ
formsBoundaryBetween Illinois ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
formsConfluenceWith Illinois River ⓘ
hasEcosystemType large river riparian ecosystem ⓘ
hasFloodplain Mississippi River floodplain near Grafton ⓘ
hasNearbyProtectedArea Mississippi River State Fish and Wildlife Area ⓘ
Pere Marquette State Park ⓘ
Two Rivers National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
hasTributaryConfluence Illinois River ⓘ
hasWildlife bald eagles ⓘ
freshwater fish species ⓘ
migratory waterfowl ⓘ
hydrologicRegion Upper Mississippi drainage basin ⓘ
knownFor bald eagle viewing in winter ⓘ
river confluence views ⓘ
scenic river landscape ⓘ
locatedIn Grafton, Illinois ⓘ
Jersey County, Illinois ⓘ
Madison County, Illinois ⓘ
United States ⓘ
state of Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Illinois
nearbySettlement Alton, Illinois ⓘ
Elsah, Illinois ⓘ
Grafton, Illinois ⓘ
nearbyTransportationRoute Great River Road in Illinois ⓘ
Illinois Route 100 ⓘ
partOf Mississippi River ⓘ
Upper Mississippi River ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River
partOfScenicByway Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway ⓘ
riverMouthOf Illinois River ⓘ
riverSystem Mississippi River system ⓘ
linked to: Mississippi River
subjectTo seasonal flooding ⓘ
supportsActivity birdwatching ⓘ
river tourism ⓘ
upstreamFrom Mississippi River at St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
usedFor commercial barge traffic ⓘ
recreational boating ⓘ
sport fishing ⓘ
watercourse Mississippi River ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Illinois River → flowsInto → Mississippi River near Grafton, Illinois ⓘ