Little Vermilion River (Wabash River)

Little Vermilion River
Course of the river (left of the center of the picture) in the catchment area of ​​the Wabash River
Data
Water code	US :  438166
location	Illinois , Indiana (USA)
River system	Mississippi River
Drain over	Wabash  → Ohio  → Mississippi  → Gulf of Mexico
source	in Champaign County, Illinois, 39 ° 58 ′ 33 "  N , 88 ° 2 ′ 50"  W
Source height	235  m
muzzle	Wabash River Coordinates: 39 ° 52 ′ 50 "  N , 87 ° 22 ′ 30"  W 39 ° 52 ′ 50 "  N , 87 ° 22 ′ 30"  W.
Mouth height	147  m
Height difference	88 m
Bottom slope	0.92 ‰
length	96 km
Catchment area	approx. 630 km²
Discharge at Newport A Eo gauge : 614 km²	MQ 1965/1972 Mq 1965/1972	5.3 m³ / s 8.6 l / (s km²)

The Little Vermilion River is a right tributary of the Wabash River in the US states of Illinois and Indiana . The river is 96 km long and drains an area of ​​about 630 km² (520 km² of which in Illinois).

The Little Vermilion River has its source in Champaign County in eastern Illinois. It flows in a predominantly easterly direction through the southern part of Vermilion County . South of Georgetown , the river has been dammed since 1948 to form the 26 hectare Georgetown Lake . This used to be used to supply drinking water to Georgetown. The Little Vermilion River crosses the Indiana border and joins the Wabash River near Newport in Vermillion County . The Vermilion River , also a tributary of the Wabash River, runs further north.

Historic bridges

At Newport the river is spanned by the Newport Covered Bridge ( Burr Truss construction, built in 1885, renewed in 1983).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} TMDL Development for the Little Vermilion River Watershed (PDF, 1.5 MB) Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Little Vermilion River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
3. ↑ USGS 03339150 LITTLE VERMILLION RIVER NEAR NEWPORT, IN