Casey Creek (Illinois) and Atchison Creek. Gun Creek, which enters Rend Lake on the east side, might also be considered a Casey Creek tributary. Casey Creek (Illinois) Casey Creek is a major tributary of the Big Muddy River in Illinois, United States. It is about long, measured from the junction of its arm of Rend Lake with the arm formed by the Big Muddy River. Casey Creek is shown on federal maps as Casey Fork, following a 1967 decision by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names. It is named for Zadok Casey, a congressman from Illinois in the early 19th century. Casey Creek
Big Sandy River (Ohio River tributary) It joins the Ohio between Catlettsburg, Kentucky and Kenova, West Virginia, west of Huntington, West Virginia, at the common boundary between West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. The river is navigable and carries commercial shipping, primarily coal mined in the immediate region. The name of the river comes from the presence of extensive sand bars. The Native American names for the river included "Tatteroa", "Chatteroi", and "Chatterwha" which had similar meaning to the English name. It was known to the Lenape as "Sikeacepe", meaning "Salt River", from the presence of salt licks on the river ("see": Licking River). The name "Big