Big Blue River (Driftwood River)
| Big Blue River | ||
 Course of the Big Blue River (longest headwaters of the East Fork White River) in the catchment area of the Wabash River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 431014 | |
| location | Indiana (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Driftwood River → East Fork White River → White River → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | in Henry County 40 ° 2 ′ 48 ″ N , 85 ° 16 ′ 2 ″ W. |
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| Association with |
Sugar Creek to Driftwood River Coordinates: 39 ° 20 ′ 48 " N , 85 ° 59 ′ 34" W 39 ° 20 ′ 48 " N , 85 ° 59 ′ 34" W |
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| Mouth height |
196 m
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| length | approx. 135 km | |
| Catchment area | 1552 km² | |
| Discharge at Shelbyville A Eo gauge : 1090 km² |
MQ 1944/2015 Mq 1944/2015 |
14 m³ / s 12.8 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Little Blue River | |
| Right tributaries | Brandywine Creek | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Summit Lake Reservoir | |
| Small towns | New Castle , Shelbyville | |
| Communities | Carthage, Edinburgh , Knightstown, Morristown | |
 Big Blue River southwest of New Castle |
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The Big Blue River (English for "big blue river") is the left source river of the Driftwood River in the US state of Indiana . The approximately 135 km long river drains an area of 1552 km².
course
The Big Blue River has its source in Henry County northeast of New Castle . It is dammed on the upper reaches of the Summit Lake Reservoir . Summit Lake State Park is located on the shores of the 3.2 km² lake . The river flows in a predominantly southwestern direction through Rush , Hancock , Shelby, and Johnson counties . The towns of New Castle and Shelbyville and the towns of Knightstown, Carthage, Morristown and Edinburgh are on the river . West of Edinburgh, the Big Blue River finally meets the Sugar Creek, which runs further west, and joins it to form the Driftwood River. The main tributaries are Little Blue River from the left and Brandywine Creek from the right.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Big Blue River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Driftwood Watershed - 12 Digit HUCs (PDF, 647 KB) USDA - NCRS. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ USGS 03361500 BIG BLUE RIVER AT SHELBYVILLE, IN