Big Muddy River River, Casey Creek, the Middle Fork of the Big Muddy and Crab Orchard Creek. Smaller tributaries include Town Creek, Kinkaid Creek, and Shoal Creek. The basin includes Kinkaid Lake, Rend Lake, Crab Orchard Lake, Devil's Kitchen Lake, Little Grassy Lake and Cedar Lake. The northern limit of the watershed is north of Kell, about into Marion County. This is on Casey Creek, which might be properly considered the main reach of the river. Cities and towns in the Big Muddy watershed include: The Big Muddy drains areas of the following counties: Big Muddy River The Big Muddy River is a
Muddy, Illinois Muddy, Illinois Muddy is a small incorporated village located in the Harrisburg Township in Saline County, Illinois, United States. The population was 78 at the 2000 census. During the 19th century, the site of Muddy was home to a small settlement known as Robinson's Ford, which was among the communities considered for the seat of Saline County after the county's creation in the 1840s. The modern village of Muddy had its start as a mining settlement established by the Harrisburg Big Muddy Coal Company, for which it was named, in 1903. The mine was sold to the larger O'Gara Coal