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*[http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=03384450 USGS Real Time Stream Flow, Lusk Creek] |
*[http://waterdata.usgs.gov/usa/nwis/uv?site_no=03384450 USGS Real Time Stream Flow, Lusk Creek] |
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*[http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/forests/shawnee/recreation/wilderness/ US Forest Service Lusk Creek Wilderness Area]{{failed verification|date=August 2015}} |
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*[http://illinois.sierraclub.org/ |
*[https://web.archive.org/20070713100830/http://illinois.sierraclub.org:80/shawnee/UncleBob/luskcreek.htm Sierra Club Directions] |
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*[http://prairierivers.org Prairie Rivers Network] |
*[http://prairierivers.org Prairie Rivers Network] |
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*[http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=37.46631&lon=-88.54565&s=250&size=l&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG TopoQuest map of Lusk Creek] |
*[http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?lat=37.46631&lon=-88.54565&s=250&size=l&u=4&datum=nad27&layer=DRG TopoQuest map of Lusk Creek] |
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Revision as of 00:09, 17 February 2016
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| Mouth | Confluence with the Ohio River at Golconda |
• coordinates | 37°22′04″N 88°28′54″W / 37.36783°N 88.481709°W |
Lusk Creek is a creek located in southeastern Illinois. It is a tributary of the Ohio River, which it joins at Golconda.[1]
Lusk Creek flows through the Lusk Creek Canyon, which is perhaps the wildest place in Illinois. Only a single bridge crosses the creek. The watershed is almost entirely within the Shawnee National Forest, and includes the Lusk Creek Wilderness Area. The entire watershed is within Pope County. The creek is about 31.8 miles (51.2 km) in length.[2]
The creek is named for Maj. James Lusk and the Lusk family that operated Lusk's Ferry near where the creek enters the Ohio River.
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lusk Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011