Description
15.5 mi. long; heads in Westfield Township 3.6 mi. ESE of Arlington, flows SW through the Village of Cherry, Hall Township, the Village of Seatonville, then S into Selby Township, through the Village of DePue and Hall Township to enter the Illinois River 3.7 mi. WSW of Spring Valley; Tps16&17N, Rgs11-10E, Fourth Principal Meridian
History
Named for the area’s first Black resident, who is known only by the name Adams and who settled near the mouth of the stream in 1829.