White River (Wabash River)
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White River West Fork White River |
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 Course of the White River in the center of the picture |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 445955 | |
| location | Indiana , USA | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | in Randolph County 38 ° 24 ′ 51 ″ N , 87 ° 44 ′ 33 ″ W. |
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Wabash River Coordinates: 40 ° 4 '46 " N , 84 ° 55' 58" W 40 ° 4 '46 " N , 84 ° 55' 58" W. |
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| Mouth height |
113 m
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| length | 583 km | |
| Catchment area | 29,381 km² | |
| Hazleton A Eo gauge discharge : 29,278 km² |
MQ 2011/2016 Mq 2011/2016 |
434 m³ / s 14.8 l / (s km²) |
| Left tributaries | East Fork White River | |
| Right tributaries | Eel River | |
| Big cities | Indianapolis | |
| Medium-sized cities | Anderson , Muncie , Noblesville | |
| Small towns | Winchester | |
 West Fork White River near Indianapolis |
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 West Fork White River near Anderson |
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The White River (English for "white river"; above the confluence of the East Fork White River called West Fork White River ) is a left tributary of the Wabash in the US state of Indiana . It has a length of 583 km. Its catchment area covers an area of 29,381 km². About half of this is in the East Fork White River . The mean discharge at the Hazleton gauge about 30 km above the estuary is 434 m³ / s.
course
The White River has its source in Randolph County . It initially flows west through the towns of Winchester , Muncie and Anderson . At Noblesville it turns to the southwest and later to the south. It flows through the city of Indianapolis . It takes up the Eel River from the right . In the lower reaches, the East Fork White River, the most important tributary, meets the White River from the left. Then, for the last 80 kilometers, the White River flows southwest and flows into the Wabash River at Mount Carmel .
nature and environment
The river system is polluted by the extensive use of pesticides in the catchment area and by unexplained discharges with nitrates and nutrients.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b White River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ A b Jeffrey D. Martin, Charles G. Crawford, Jeffrey W. Frey, Glenn A. Hodgkins: Water-Quality Assessment of the White River Basin, Indiana: Analysis of Selected Information on Nutrients, 1980-92 (PDF 2,3 MB) US Geological Survey. Retrieved July 9, 2017.
- ↑ USGS 03374100 WHITE RIVER AT HAZLETON, IN