Watersheds - Kankakee

Watershed Location

Detailed Watershed Location

Watershed Profile

Name

Kankakee

USGS Cataloging Unit

07120001, 07120002 (Iroquois)

Description

The Kankakee watershed in northeastern Illinois and northwestern Indiana is part of the Illinois River basin. Together with its major tributary, the Iroquois, the watershed drains portions of six Illinois counties and has a total area in Illinois of approximately 2,170 square miles. Agriculture is the primary use of land within the watershed.


Web Resources

Kankakee Watershed web links
View all of the Kankakee Watershed links in the ILRDSS database.
The Illinois Streamflow Assessment Model (ILSAM)
Stream flow estimates for streams located within the Kankakee watershed.

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