Beaver Creek (Kishwaukee River)
Encyclopedia
Beaver Creek is a 27.8 miles (44.7 km) tributary of the Kishwaukee River
Kishwaukee River
The Kishwaukee River, sometimes locally known as simply "The Kish", is a river in the U.S. state of Illinois. "The Kish" is famous for its high number of bridges that cross within its 100-year floodplain.-Location:...

 in northern Illinois.

Course

Beaver Creek flows through central Boone County, Illinois, where the Beaver Creek network generally flows northeast to southwest. Poplar Grove
Poplar Grove, Illinois
Poplar Grove is a village located in Poplar Grove and Belvidere Townships, Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 5,023 at the 2010 census, up significantly from 1,368 at the 2000 census.-Demographics:As of the 2000 U.S...

 and Capron
Capron, Illinois
Capron is a village in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,376 at the 2010 census, up from 961 at the 2000 census.Capron was named after General Horace Capron....

 are the two major settlements in the Beaver Creek watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...

; Candlewick Lake, an unincorporated community, is also found in the watershed.

Description

Beaver Creek drains 70 square miles (181.3 km²) and has at least one tributary - known as Mosquito Creek (renamed Meander Creek).
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