East Fork White River

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East Fork White River
Course of the East Fork White River in the right center of the picture

Course of the East Fork White River in the right center of the picture

Data
Water code US :  450879
location Indiana (USA)
River system Mississippi River
Drain over White River  → Wabash  → Ohio  → Mississippi  → Gulf of Mexico
Association of Driftwood River and Flatrock River
39 ° 12 ′ 22 ″  N , 85 ° 56 ′ 1 ″  W.
Source height 184  m
muzzle White River Coordinates: 38 ° 32 ′ 43 "  N , 87 ° 14 ′ 30"  W 38 ° 32 ′ 43 "  N , 87 ° 14 ′ 30"  W.
Mouth height 122  m
Height difference 62 m
Bottom slope 0.2 ‰
length 309 km  (470 km from the source of the Big Blue River)
Catchment area 14,881 km²
Discharge at the gauge Shoals
A Eo : 12,760 km²
Location: 90 km above the mouth 		MQ 1924/2016
Mq 1924/2016
 		165 m³ / s
12.9 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries Muscatatuck River
Right tributaries Salt Creek
Medium-sized cities Columbus
Small towns Bedford , Seymour
Communities Medora , Petersburg
Cable-stayed bridge over the East Fork White River near Columbus (Indiana State Road 46)

Cable-stayed bridge over the East Fork White River near Columbus (Indiana State Road 46)

Medora Covered Bridge over the East Fork White River

Medora Covered Bridge over the East Fork White River

The East Fork White River is a left tributary of the White River in the US state of Indiana . It has a length of 309 km. Its catchment area covers an area of ​​14,881 km². The mean discharge at the Shoals gauge about 90 km above the mouth is 165 m³ / s.

course

The East Fork White River is formed on the western outskirts of Columbus at the confluence of the Driftwood River (right) and Flatrock River (left). The Big Blue River , left headwaters of the Driftwood River, is considered to be the actual upper reaches of the river system. The East Fork White River initially flows south to Seymour . He then turns to the southwest and passes Brownstown, Vallonia and Medora. On this route it shows a strongly meandering behavior. At Medora , the Medora Covered Bridge spans the river. The East Fork White River takes the Muscatatuck River from the left and turns west. At Bedford , the Salt Creek flows into the river from the north. The following kilometers it cuts through a ridge and flows mainly in a south-westerly direction later in a southerly direction. The last 40 kilometers to the confluence with the White River or until it joins the West Fork White River, the river flows west. He passes the town of Petersburg .

canoe

The East Fork White River can be canoeed. A canoe tour from Columbus to the estuary takes around 12 days. Several smaller dams and weirs along the river must be bypassed by portage .

Web links

Commons : East Fork White River  - Collection of Images, Videos and Audio Files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Flatrock River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. ^ East Fork White River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  3. ↑ Jeffrey D. Martin, Charles G. Crawford, Jeffrey W. Frey, Glenn A. Hodgkins: Water-Quality Assessment of the White River Basin, Indiana: Analysis of Selected Information on Nutrients, 1980-92 (PDF 2.3 MB) US Geological Survey. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ USGS 03373500 EAST FORK WHITE RIVER AT SHOALS, IN
  5. ↑ a b Outdoor Recreation> Trails> Indiana Water Trails> Water Trail Guide> White River (East Fork) . Outdoor Recreation> Trails> Indiana Water Trails> Water Trail Guide> White River (East Fork). Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  6. ^ Indiana's White River . Riverlorian.com. Retrieved July 25, 2017.