Little Wabash River
| Little Wabash River | ||
 River course and catchment area |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 412430 | |
| location | Illinois (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | west of Mattoon 39 ° 28 ′ 31 ″ N , 88 ° 27 ′ 30 ″ W |
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| muzzle |
Wabash River Coordinates: 37 ° 53 '27 " N , 88 ° 5' 40" W 37 ° 53 '27 " N , 88 ° 5' 40" W. |
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| Mouth height |
104 m
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| length | 382 km | |
| Catchment area | 8383 km² | |
| Discharge at the Carmi A Eo gauge : 8031 km² |
MQ 1940/1016 Mq 1940/1016 |
83 m³ / s 10.3 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Big Muddy Creek, Fox River, Salt Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Elm River, Skillet Fork | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Lake Mattoon, Lake Paradise | |
| Small towns | Carmi , Effingham | |
| Communities | Clay City , Louisville | |
The Little Wabash River is a right tributary of the Wabash River in the US state of Illinois . The river is 382 km long and drains an area of 8383 km² in southeast Illinois.
The Little Wabash River rises west of the town of Mattoon in Coles County . It flows mainly in a southerly direction. The two small reservoirs Lake Paradise and Lake Mattoon are located on the upper reaches . The Little Wabash River flows west past the small town of Effingham and later changes direction to the south-southeast. The river passes through the towns of Louisville and Clay City . To the north of Carmi , the Skillet Fork , the most important tributary of the Little Wabash River, flows into the river from the west. This then passes Carmi and finally flows into the Wabash River near the town of New Haven , 25 km above its mouth in the Ohio River .
The Little Wabash River flows through a largely agricultural area. The river, bordered by alluvial forests, shows a strongly meandering behavior along its entire course . In addition to the Skillet Fork, the Little Wabash River has the following notable tributaries: Salt Creek , Big Muddy Creek , Fox River from the left and Elm River from the right.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Little Wabash River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ a b c H. Vernon Knapp, Michael W. Myers: Streamflow Assessment Model for the Little Wabash River Watershed: Hydrologic Analysis (PDF 1.4 MB) Illinois Dept. of Natural Resources. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ↑ USGS 03381500 LITTLE WABASH RIVER AT CARMI, IL