The two biggest rivers that meet with Southern Illinois are the Mississippi River, and the Ohio River, which meet and mix at the tip of the state.
wabash river
The Mississippi and Ohio rivers meet at Cairo. Illinois.
the Ohio river
The Ohio River creates the southern borders of Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio where it meets the Mississippi River.
The Mississippi River is the largest river and it is the western border of Illinois. The Ohio and Wabash Rivers are the southern border of Illinois. The Illinois River is the largest internal river in Illinois.
Ohio River
The Mississippi River is the western border of Illinois. The Ohio Wabash is the southern border of Illinois. Both provide sport fishing and the transportation of goods. The rivers allowed for the settlement of Illinois.
Illinois, Kentucky and Missouri.
Wabash, Ohio and Mississippi respectively
The Ohio River flows into the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois. The Ohio divides Illinois to the north from Kentucky to the south, and on the west bank of the Mississippi is the state of Missouri.
The major rivers in Illinois are the Illinois River, Mississippi River, Ohio River and Wabash River.
The Illinois River and the Chicago River are two rivers that don't border Illinois.
Southern Illinois is frequently referred to as "Little Egypt" due to it's location, betwixt two rivers, as the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers mix at its tip, much like the Nile Delta. Furthermore, the southernmost town in the state was named Cairo back in 1818, an obvious reference to the Egyptian city.