Editing Mendota, Illinois (section)

==Geography==

According to the 2010 census, Mendota has a total area of {{convert|5.096|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|5|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 98.12%) is land and {{convert|0.096|sqmi|sqkm|2}} (or 1.88%) is water.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
  |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1748333
  |title=G001 – Geographic Identifiers – 2010 Census Summary File 1
  |access-date=2015-12-27
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213054442/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1748333
  |archive-date=2020-02-13
  |url-status=dead
  }}</ref>

[[Mendota Creek]], a south flowing tributary of the [[Little Vermilion River (Illinois River tributary)|Little Vermilion River]], flows through downtown Mendota from its headwaters in the agricultural fields northwest of town. The creek was identified in 2014 as having chronic problems with [[dissolved oxygen]] and [[fecal coliform]] bacteria concentrations.<ref name="EPA">{{Cite report |url=http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/tmdl/report/little-vermillion/stage1-final.pdf |title=Little Vermilion River (LaSalle County) Watershed TMDL Stage 1 Report |last=CDM Smith |date=2014-11-01 |volume=1}}</ref>