Big Muddy River the sides of hills, exposing coal deposits. The first coal mine in Illinois is believed to have been opened in 1810 on the banks of the Big Muddy in Jackson County. The Big Muddy cuts through the Shawnee Hills south of Murphysboro near the confluence with its smaller tributary, Kinkaid Creek. From there, it runs southward roughly twenty miles and meets the Mississippi directly south of Grand Tower. Near its mouth, a small portion of the Big Muddy acts as the dividing line between Jackson and Union counties. Major tributaries of the Big Muddy include Beaucoup Creek, the Little Muddy
Muddy Run (Maurice River tributary) Known as Indian Head. Inden Head Was Named Due To The Numerous Arrow Heads Found At That Location and it Was Also Known As A Tribal Meeting Location For The Various Native American Indian Tribes MManitaco Manumuskin That Traveled These River Highways in Early America. Also Is Rainbow Lake NJ Landis Avenue Vineland To Bridgeton NJ Rt 56 Muddy Run (Maurice River tributary) Muddy Run is a tributary of the Maurice River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States. It flows in a generally southeastern direction through southern Gloucester County. Muddy Run (Maurice River) (section) Begins at Palatine Lake