Geology of the Kankakee River System in Kankakee County, Illinois

摘要

The Kankakee River flows westward from Indiana to Illinois. The headwaters are near South Bend, Indiana, and the mouth is the confluence with the Des Plaines River where those two rivers become the Illinois River. From the Illinois-Indiana state line downstream to near the city of Momence, the river channel is underlain by thick deposits of sand overlying bedrock. In the area between the cities of Momence and Aroma Park, the channel contains a series of massive sand bars, up to 1 or 2 meters thick, overlying bedrock. The upper (eastern) end of Six Mile Pool contains thick sand deposits.