Skillet fork
| Skillet fork | ||
 River course in the catchment area of the Wabash River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 418570 | |
| location | Illinois (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Little Wabash → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | in Marion County 38 ° 48 ′ 11 " N , 88 ° 43 ′ 6" W. |
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| muzzle | north of Carmi in the Little Wabash River Coordinates: 38 ° 7 ′ 53 " N , 88 ° 7 ′ 32" W 38 ° 7 ′ 53 " N , 88 ° 7 ′ 32" W |
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| Mouth height |
110 m
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| length | 158 km | |
| Catchment area | 2742 km² | |
| Wayne City A Eo gauge discharge : 1201 km² |
MQ 1929/1016 Mq 1929/1016 |
12.2 m³ / s 10.2 l / (s km²) |
| Right tributaries | Horse Creek, Main Outlet | |
| Communities | Wayne City | |
The Skillet Fork is a right tributary of the Little Wabash River in the US state of Illinois . The river is 158 km long and drains an area of 2,742 km² in southeast Illinois.
The Skillet Fork rises in northeast Marion County , about 25 km northeast of Salem . Initially it flows south. In the village of Wayne City , the only major settlement on the river, he turns to the east-southeast. It finally flows into the Little Wabash River 8 km north of the small town of Carmi .
The river shows a strongly meandering behavior. However, below Wayne City, it has been straightened and channeled in numerous places. Notable tributaries of Skillet Fork are Horse Creek and Main Outlet (both from right).
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Skillet Fork in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ a b 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 03380500 SKILLET FORK AT WAYNE CITY, IL