Spring Creek (Sangamon River tributary

General data

Name: Spring Creek (Sangamon River tributary
Water system: Mississippi River
Water type: River
Progression: Sangamon River -> Illinois River (Mississippi tributary) -> Mississippi River -> Gulf of Mexico -> Atlantic Ocean -> Planet Earth
Climates: Temperate
Continents: North America
Countries: United States of America

Spring Creek is a tributary of the Sangamon River in the U.S. state of Illinois. After rising in Morgan County, it flows into Sangamon County and discharges into the Sangamon River. In the lower part of its course, it flows through the city of Springfield, bordering Springfield's Oak Ridge Cemetery and the tomb of Abraham Lincoln. The tributary can be fished from its banks, and is known for bullhead, carp, channel catfish, and sucker. The maximum depth of the creek is 0.6 m at mean waterflow.

Spring Creek (Sangamon River tributary

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