Wood River is a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) tributary of the Mississippi River, which it joins near East Alton, Illinois, to the northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. The Wood River is formed by the confluence of its West and East forks. These come together near where they drop down from the Mississippi bluffs. The natural channel of the Wood River used to follow the Mississippi through the bottoms before joining it. This has been cut off by an artificial channel that runs through flood control structures directly to the Mississippi. In 1803, the Wood River (then known in French as Rivière du Bois), gave its name to Camp Wood, where the Lewis and Clark expedition assembled.
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| - Wood River is a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) tributary of the Mississippi River, which it joins near East Alton, Illinois, to the northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. The Wood River is formed by the confluence of its West and East forks. These come together near where they drop down from the Mississippi bluffs. The natural channel of the Wood River used to follow the Mississippi through the bottoms before joining it. This has been cut off by an artificial channel that runs through flood control structures directly to the Mississippi. In 1803, the Wood River (then known in French as Rivière du Bois), gave its name to Camp Wood, where the Lewis and Clark expedition assembled. (en)
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| - Wood River (en)
- East Fork Wood River (en)
- West Fork Wood River (en)
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| - Bethalto, Illinois
- Brighton, Illinois
- Lewis and Clark
- Geographic Names Information System
- Mississippi River
- Confluence
- Macoupin County, Illinois
- Bunker Hill, Illinois
- Rivers of Illinois
- Rivers of Jersey County, Illinois
- Rivers of Macoupin County, Illinois
- Rivers of Madison County, Illinois
- Jersey County, Illinois
- Alton, Illinois
- East Alton, Illinois
- Camp Dubois
- Wood River, Illinois
- Woodburn, Illinois
- Madison County, Illinois
- St. Louis, Missouri
- List of Illinois rivers
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| - Confluence of the West and East Forks above the mouth (en)
- Macoupin County east of Brighton (en)
- Macoupin County north of Bunker Hill (en)
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| - Wood River is a 2.4-mile-long (3.9 km) tributary of the Mississippi River, which it joins near East Alton, Illinois, to the northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. The Wood River is formed by the confluence of its West and East forks. These come together near where they drop down from the Mississippi bluffs. The natural channel of the Wood River used to follow the Mississippi through the bottoms before joining it. This has been cut off by an artificial channel that runs through flood control structures directly to the Mississippi. In 1803, the Wood River (then known in French as Rivière du Bois), gave its name to Camp Wood, where the Lewis and Clark expedition assembled. The West Fork of the Wood River is 16.4 miles (26.4 km) long, and the East Fork is 21.9 miles (35.2 km) long. Honeycut Branch is a major tributary of the West Fork, and Girder Branch is a major tributary of the East Fork. The mouth of the Wood River was a highly industrialized area during much of the 20th century. The Olin Chemical plant produced explosives and munitions for the wars of the last century. This remains as the Winchester ammunition plant. The Wood River petroleum refinery continues to operate on a reduced scale. (en)
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| - Confluence with the West Fork, forming Wood River (en)
- Confluence with the Mississippi River near East Alton (en)
- Confluence with the East Fork forming the Wood River (en)
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