Kaskaskia River an alternative name for the Kaskaskia that persists in place names along the river, including Okawville, and in a major tributary, the West Okaw River. The Kaskaskia rises in east central Illinois in several farm ditches along the west side of Champaign. The headwaters of the river is just north of Interstate 74, where it is marked with a sign. The river flows south across rural Champaign and Douglas counties, then southwest across southern Illinois, past Vandalia. It joins the Mississippi from the north approximately northwest of Chester and south-southeast of St. Louis, Missouri. The watershed of the river encompasses
Muddy Run (West Branch Susquehanna River tributary) Muddy Run (West Branch Susquehanna River tributary) Muddy Run is a tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is in length. The creek is several miles northeast of the community of Milton. Main land uses include agricultural land and forest. The area of the creek's watershed is 11.4 square miles, most of which is agricultural land. Muddy Run is entirely within Turbot Township. Most of the rock in the watershed is shale. The most common soil series is the Berks-Weikert-Bedington series. Muddy Run begins in a valley in eastern Turbot Township,