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Kankakee Torrent
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The Kankakee Torrent was a catastrophic series of floods that occurred about 19,000 calibrated years ago in the Midwestern United States. It resulted from a breach of moraines forming a large glacial
Sandstone cliff at Starved Rock State Park, carved by the force of the Kankakee Torrent some 19,000 years ago
Sandstone cliff at Starved Rock State Park, carved by the force of the Kankakee Torrent some 19,000 years ago
Michigan ice lobe at the Valparaiso Moraine location during the Pleistocene Ice Age. (Leverett, 1899, U.S. Geological Survey)
Michigan ice lobe at the Valparaiso Moraine location during the Pleistocene Ice Age. (Leverett, 1899, U.S. Geological Survey)
Designed from 1942 - Illinois Glacial Lakes by George, E. Eckblaw
Designed from 1942 - Illinois Glacial Lakes by George, E. Eckblaw
Starved Rock State Park
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Starved Rock State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Illinois, characterized by the many canyons within its 2,630 acres. Located just southeast of the village of Utica, in Deer Park Township,
Kankakee Torrent
…Chicago. The landscape south of Chicago still shows the effects of the torrent, particularly at Kankakee River State Park and on the Illinois River at Starved Rock State Park. The Kankakee Torrent was responsible for extensive modification of the Kankakee River and Illinois River river valleys and landforms characteristic…
Starved Rock, a National Historic Landmark, as viewed from the north side of the Illinois River, and the Illinois Waterway channel.
Starved Rock, a National Historic Landmark, as viewed from the north side of the Illinois River, and the Illinois Waterway channel.
St. Louis Canyon waterfall
St. Louis Canyon waterfall
Portrait of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who built the first French settlement in northern Illinois
Portrait of René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who built the first French settlement in northern Illinois
Ferdinand Walther constructed the Starved Rock Hotel for his resort, seen here c. 1905, which no longer exists. In 1911 he sold the resort to the Stat
Ferdinand Walther constructed the Starved Rock Hotel for his resort, seen here c. 1905, which no longer exists. In 1911 he sold the resort to the State of Illinois. The "rock" is the bluff in the upper right.