Salamonie River
| Salamonie River | ||
 The course of the Salamonie River at the top right of the picture |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 442871 | |
| location | Indiana (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | in Jay County 40 ° 22 ′ 6 " N , 84 ° 49 ′ 33" W. |
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Wabash River Coordinates: 40 ° 49 ′ 58 " N , 85 ° 43 ′ 4" W 40 ° 49 ′ 58 " N , 85 ° 43 ′ 4" W. |
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| Mouth height |
204 m
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| length | approx. 136 km | |
| Catchment area | 1450 km² | |
| Discharge at the Dora A Eo gauge : 1442 km² Location: 4 km above the mouth |
MQ 1925/2002 Mq 1925/2002 |
14.5 m³ / s 10.1 l / (s km²) |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Salamonie Lake | |
| Small towns | Portland | |
| Communities | Montpelier , Pennville , Salamonia , Warren | |
 View of Salamonie Lake (in the foreground) |
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The Salamonie River is a left tributary of the Wabash River in the US state of Indiana . The river is about 136 km long. Its catchment area covers 1450 km². At the Dora gauge not far from the estuary, the mean discharge is 14.5 m³ / s.
The Salamonie River has its source in Jay County in eastern Indiana, not far from the Ohio border . It flows in a predominantly west-northwest direction. It passes the town of Salamonia , the small town of Portland , the towns of Pennville , Montpelier and Warren . At the lower reaches, about 5 km above the mouth, the river is dammed up from the Salamonie Dam, built in 1966, to the Salamonie Lake . The dam is used to regulate runoff and protect against flooding. Finally the Salamonie River flows into the Wabash River at Lagro .
The following protected and recreation areas are located on the shores of Salamonie Lake: Mt. Etna State Recreation Area , Lost Bridge State Recreation Area , Mt. Hope State Recreation Area , Dora New Holland State Recreation Area . Just before the estuary, the Salamonie River State Forest stretches along the lower reaches.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Salamonie River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ a b Salamonie Watershed - 12 Digit HUCs (PDF 760 KB) USDA - NRCS. Retrieved August 3, 2017.
- ↑ USGS 03324500 SALAMONIE RIVER AT DORA, IN