- Rock River (Mississippi River)
The Rock River is a tributary of the
Mississippi River , approximately 285mile s (459 km) long, in theU.S. state s ofWisconsin andIllinois .It rises in southeast Wisconsin, in the Theresa Marsh near
Theresa, Wisconsin in northeastDodge County, Wisconsin approximately 17 miles south ofFond du Lac, Wisconsin . It flows southwest, through the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge, then meanders southward draining the area of southeast Wisconsin between theWisconsin River andLake Michigan . It passes through Watertown, collects theCrawfish River in Jefferson, and receives the Bark River at Fort Atkinson. In northern Rock County it receives theYahara River , and flows southward through Janesville and Beloit into northern Illinois, where it receives thePecatonica River 5 miles (8 km) south of the state line.It flows south through Rockford, then southwest across northwestern Illinois, passing Oregon, Dixon and Rock Falls before joining the Mississippi at Rock Island.
Cities and villages along the river
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*Afton, Wisconsin
*Beloit, Wisconsin
*Byron, Illinois
*Coal Valley, Illinois
*Dixon, Illinois
*Grand Detour, Illinois
*Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin
*Horicon, Wisconsin
*Hustisford, Wisconsin
*Indianford, Wisconsin
*Janesville, Wisconsin
*Jefferson, Wisconsin
*Loves Park, Illinois
*Lyndon, Illinois
*Machesney Park, Illinois
*Mayville, Wisconsin
*Milan, Illinois
*Moline, Illinois
*Oregon, Illinois
*Prophetstown, Illinois
*Rock Falls, Illinois
*Rock Island, Illinois
*Rockford, Illinois
*Rockton, Illinois
*Roscoe, Illinois
*South Beloit, Illinois
*Sterling, Illinois
*Theresa, Wisconsin
*Watertown, Wisconsin References in popular culture
The song "To the Workers of the Rock River Valley Region, I Have an Idea Concerning Your Predicament" was recorded by
Sufjan Stevens in his album "Illinois"The Rock River Valley, recorded by
folk musician Art Thieme on the LP "Songs of the Heartland" (1980, Kicking Mule Records)ee also
[http://www.Rockrivervalleyonline.com Rockrivervalleyonline] 2007 Documentary on the Rock River Valley
*List of Illinois rivers
*List of Wisconsin rivers
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