Salt Fork Vermilion River
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Salt Fork Vermilion River Salt Fork, Salt Fork of the Vermilion River |
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 The Salt Fork Vermilion River is the western tributary of the Vermilion River system |
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| Water code | US : 417900 | |
| location | Illinois (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Vermilion → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | west of Ludlow in Champaign County 40 ° 22 ′ 52 ″ N , 88 ° 9 ′ 27 ″ W |
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| Source height | 197 m | |
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Middle Fork Vermilion River to Vermilion River Coordinates: 40 ° 6 ′ 13 " N , 87 ° 43 ′ 1" W 40 ° 6 ′ 13 " N , 87 ° 43 ′ 1" W |
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| Mouth height | 159 m | |
| Height difference | 38 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.31 ‰ | |
| length | 121 km | |
| Catchment area | approx. 1294 km² | |
| Discharge at the St. Joseph A Eo gauge : 347 km² |
MQ 1959/2016 Mq 1959/2016 |
3.5 m³ / s 10.1 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | Spoon Branch | |
| Right tributaries | Saline branch | |
| Communities | St. Joseph , Oakwood , Sidney | |
 Salt Fork Vermilion River |
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The Salt Fork Vermilion River is the right-hand headwaters of the Vermilion River in the US state of Illinois . The river is 121 km long and drains an area of approximately 1,294 km² in east central Illinois (of which 937 km² in Champaign County and 357 km² in Vermilion County ).
The Salt Fork Vermilion River rises in northern Champaign County west of Ludlow. It initially flows in a predominantly southerly direction through Champaign County. It takes in the Spoon Branch tributaries from the left and Saline Branch from the right. Then he passes the village of St. Joseph and turns east at Sidney. It flows into Vermilion County, where it passes the town of Oakwood and finally meets the Middle Fork Vermilion River , coming from the north, west of Danville .
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Salt Fork Vermilion River Watershed, TMDL Report . Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ↑ USGS 03336900 SALT FORK NEAR ST. JOSEPH, IL