Editing Cherry Valley, Illinois (section)

==Geography==
The core of the village is located a little north of the confluence of the north and south branches of the Kishwaukee river.<ref name="Web site with page on Winnebago county rivers">{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070220014046/http://www.wcfpd.org/Activities/Canoeing.cfm Winnebago Co. related web page with information about rivers]}} Retrieved on March 8, 2007</ref>  There is a slight depression as one moves towards the center of the village, which is a formation of the Kishwaukee river valley.<ref name="Illinois DNR site">[http://dnr.state.il.us/orep/c2000/assessments/kishwaukee/ataglance.htm Illinois DNR document describing the terrain and valleys along the Kishwaukee river] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040823085247/http://dnr.state.il.us/orep/c2000/assessments/kishwaukee/ataglance.htm |date=August 23, 2004 }} Retrieved on March 8, 2007</ref>

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Cherry Valley has a total area of {{convert|8.66|sqmi|km2|2}}, of which {{convert|8.41|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 97.09%) is land and {{convert|0.25|sqmi|km2|2}} (or 2.91%) is water.<ref name="gaz2021">{{Cite web |publisher=United States Census Bureau |title=Gazetteer Files |url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Census.gov}}</ref> The north branch of the [[Kishwaukee River]] travels through Cherry Valley's central business district. The largest body of water in the village is Cherry Valley Lake which is situated just east of the Kishwaukee River in Baumann Park. The village is served by [[Interstate 90]], [[Interstate 39]], [[U.S. Route 20]] and [[U.S. Route 51]].