Becks Creek
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationCity of Pana
 • coordinates39°22′45″N 89°04′11″W / 39.3792087°N 89.0698025°W / 39.3792087; -89.0698025 (Becks Creek origin)
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with the Kaskaskia River, Fayette County
 • coordinates
39°08′55″N 88°56′39″W / 39.148654°N 88.9442343°W / 39.148654; -88.9442343 (Becks Creek mouth)
 • elevation
499 ft (152 m)
Basin features
GNIS ID404081

Becks Creek is a stream in Fayette, Shelby and Christian counties, Illinois, in the United States. It is a tributary of Kaskaskia River.

Becks Creek was named for Paul Beck and his son Guy Beck, pioneers who settled on the creek in 1815.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ History of Fayette County, Illinois: With Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. Unigraphic. 1878. p. 25.



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