Mississinewa River
| Mississinewa River | ||
 River course (above) in the catchment area of the Wabash River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 439291 | |
| location | Indiana , Ohio (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | in Darke County , Ohio 40 ° 19 ′ 44 ″ N , 84 ° 45 ′ 19 ″ W |
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Wabash River Coordinates: 40 ° 45 ′ 49 " N , 86 ° 1 ′ 43" W 40 ° 45 ′ 49 " N , 86 ° 1 ′ 43" W. |
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| Mouth height |
193 m
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| length | 190 km | |
| Catchment area | 2114 km² | |
| Discharge at the Marion A Eo gauge : 1766 km² |
MQ 1924/2015 Mq 1924/2015 |
19 m³ / s 10.8 l / (s km²) |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Mississinewa Lake | |
| Small towns | Marion | |
| Communities | Albany, Eaton, Ridgeville, Upland, Jonesboro, Gas City | |
 Mississinewa River near Jalapa northwest of Marion |
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The Mississinewa River is a left tributary of the Wabash River in the US states of Indiana and Ohio . The river is 190 km long. Its catchment area covers 2114 km² (79 km² of which in Ohio).
The Mississinewa River rises in Darke County , Ohio, not far from the Indiana border. It flows mainly in a westerly direction. Ridgeville, Albany, Eaton, Upland, Jonesboro and Gas City are located along the river. 10 km northeast of the city of Muncie , the river turns northwest. It flows through the city of Marion . It is then dammed to Mississinewa Lake . The reservoir is used for flood protection and flow regulation. The Mississinewa River finally flows into the Wabash River east of Peru .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Mississinewa River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ a b Mississinewa Watershed - 12 Digit HUCs (PDF 583 KB) USDA - NRCS. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
- ↑ USGS 03326500 MISSISSINEWA RIVER AT MARION, IN