Vermilion River (Wabash River)
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Vermilion River Big Vermilion River |
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 River course with headwaters and tributaries as well as catchment area |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 445248 | |
| location | Illinois , Indiana (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| Association of |
Salt Fork and Middle Fork Vermilion River 40 ° 6 ′ 13 ″ N , 87 ° 43 ′ 1 ″ W |
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| Source height | 163 m | |
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Wabash River Coordinates: 39 ° 57 ′ 31 " N , 87 ° 26 ′ 24" W 39 ° 57 ′ 31 " N , 87 ° 26 ′ 24" W. |
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| Mouth height | 144 m | |
| Height difference | 19 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.41 ‰ | |
| length | 46 km | |
| Catchment area | 3706 km² | |
| Discharge at the Danville A Eo gauge : 3340 km² |
MQ 1929/2016 Mq 1929/2016 |
31 m³ / s 9.3 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | North Fork Vermilion River | |
| Medium-sized cities | Danville | |
| Communities | Cayuga | |
The Vermilion River (also known as the Big Vermilion River ) is a right tributary of the Wabash River in the US states of Illinois and Indiana . The river is 46 km long and drains an area of 3706 km² (of which 3,353 km² in Illinois and 353 km² in Indiana).
The Vermilion River arises at the confluence of the Salt Fork (right) and Middle Fork Vermilion River (left) west of the city of Danville in Vermilion County , Illinois. It flows in an easterly direction past Danville, where the North Fork Vermilion River joins the river from the north. The Vermilion River turns southeast and crosses the Indiana border. It flows about 20 kilometers through Vermillion County in Indiana, passes the village of Cayuga and flows into the Wabash River 55 km north of Terre Haute .
Historic bridges
At Eugene , the river is spanned by the Eugene Covered Bridge ( Burr Truss construction, built in 1873, closed to traffic since 1974).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Middle Fork Vermilion River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ a b Vermilion River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ a b Vermilion Watershed - 12 Digit HUCs (PDF 658 KB) USDA - NRCS. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
- ↑ USGS 03339000 VERMILION RIVER NEAR DANVILLE, IL