Becks Creek is a stream located in
Fayette,
Shelby and
Christian
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counties,
Illinois
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, in the
United States
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. It is a tributary of the
Kaskaskia River
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.
Becks Creek was named after Paul Beck and his son Guy Beck, pioneers who settled along the creek in 1815.
See also
*
List of rivers of Illinois
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Illinois:
By drainage basin
Gulf of Mexico
*Mississippi River
**Ohio River
*** Lusk Creek
*** Saline River
***Wabash River
**** Little Wabash River
***** Skillet Fork
***** Elm River
***** Fox River
* ...
References
Rivers of Christian County, Illinois
Rivers of Fayette County, Illinois
Rivers of Shelby County, Illinois
Rivers of Illinois
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