Kankakee River

tributary of the Illinois River
Place river Q8642
Kankakee River
MrHarman at English Wikipedia · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

Kankakee River is a river[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kankakee River is located in Illinois[3].
  • Kankakee River is in the country of United States[4].
  • Kankakee River's instance of is recorded as river[5].
  • Kankakee River's Commons category is recorded as Kankakee River[6].
  • Kankakee River's mouth of the watercourse is recorded as Illinois River[7].
  • Kankakee River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.3904, 'longitude': -88.2603}[8].
  • Kankakee River's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.6541, 'longitude': -86.3053}[9].
  • Kankakee River's tributary is recorded as Yellow River[10].
  • Kankakee River's tributary is recorded as Iroquois River[11].
  • Kankakee River's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia[12].
  • Kankakee River's length is recorded as {'amount': '+144'}[13].
  • Kankakee River's watershed area is recorded as {'amount': '+5150'}[14].
  • Kankakee River's drainage basin is recorded as Illinois River drainage basin[15].

Body

Geography

Kankakee River is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Illinois[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kankakee River's length is recorded as {'amount': '+144'}[13].

Designation and Status

Kankakee River's instance of is recorded as river[5].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kankakee River include Kankakee County[16], a county of Illinois[17], in United States[18], founded in 1853[19].

Why It Matters

Kankakee River ranks in the top 2% of river entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for it include Kankakee County[16], a county of Illinois[17], in United States[18], founded in 1853[19].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Kankakee River. Retrieved October 14, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/kankakee-river
MLA “Kankakee River.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 14 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/kankakee-river.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_kankakee-river_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Kankakee River}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/kankakee-river}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Kankakee River — https://4ort.xyz/entity/kankakee-river (retrieved 2026-10-14)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/kankakee-river · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Peter James · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Located in → —
    Country → United States
    Instance of → —
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Gnis feature id: 411304"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.