Muscatatuck River
| Muscatatuck River | ||
 Course of the Muscatatuck River in the catchment area of the Wabash River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 439897 | |
| location | Indiana (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | East Fork White River → White River → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| Union | from Graham Creek with multiple headwaters 38 ° 48 ′ 43 ″ N , 85 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Source height | 169 m | |
| muzzle |
East Fork White River Coordinates: 38 ° 46 '26 " N , 86 ° 9' 58" W 38 ° 46 '26 " N , 86 ° 9' 58" W. |
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| Mouth height | 154 m | |
| Height difference | 15 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.18 ‰ | |
| length | 85 km | |
| Catchment area | 2952 km² | |
| Discharge at the Deputy A Eo gauge : 759 km² |
MQ 1949/2015 Mq 1949/2015 |
10.6 m³ / s 14 l / (s km²) |
| Right tributaries | Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River | |
| Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River | ||
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 445258 | |
| source | in Ripley County, 39 ° 19 ′ 54 ″ N , 85 ° 21 ′ 38 ″ W. |
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| muzzle | Muscatatuck River 38 ° 45 ′ 21 ″ N , 85 ° 54 ′ 31 ″ W. |
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| Mouth height |
157 m
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| Discharge at Vernon A Eo gauge : 513 km² |
MQ 1940/2015 Mq 1940/2015 |
6.6 m³ / s 12.9 l / (s km²) |
| Graham Creek | ||
| Water code | US : 435282 | |
| source | in Ripley County, 39 ° 1 ′ 8 ″ N , 85 ° 15 ′ 33 ″ W. |
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| Union | with further source rivers to the Muscatatuck River 38 ° 48 ′ 43 ″ N , 85 ° 39 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Mouth height |
169 m
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The Muscatatuck River is a left tributary of the East Fork White River in the US state of Indiana . It has a length of 85 km. Its catchment area covers an area of 2952 km².
The Muscatatuck River arises at the confluence of Graham Creek and other rivers north of Deputy . It flows mainly in a westerly direction. Crothersville is north of the river , Austin south. Later, the Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River joins the river from the right. 5 km south of Medora , the Muscatatuck River meets the East Fork White River.
The Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River is the main tributary of the Muscatatuck River. Its source is in Ripley County . It flows in a southwest direction through Jennings County . The river passes North Vernon . The Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge extends near Seymour on the north bank of the river. The river has numerous meanders . A drainage canal runs along the lower section of the river and the downstream section of the Muscatatuck River.
The Graham Creek is the right headwaters of the Muscatatuck River. It rises south of Versailles . It flows mainly in a south-westerly direction. He crosses the Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge .
Web links
- Muscatatuck River at Indiana Dept. of Natural Resources
Individual evidence
- ^ Graham Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ a b Muscatatuck River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Muscatatuck Watershed - 12 Digit HUCs (PDF 665 KB) USDA - NRCS. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ↑ USGS 03366500 MUSCATATUCK RIVER NEAR DEPUTY, IN
- ↑ a b c Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ USGS 03369500 VERNON FORK MUSCATATUCK RIVER AT VERNON, IN