Embarras River (Illinois)
| Embarras River | |
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 The Embarras River at Lawrenceville | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Champaign, Illinois |
| • coordinates | 40°05′40″N 88°15′02″W / 40.094314°N 88.250540°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Wabash River southeast of Lawrenceville, Illinois |
• coordinates | 38°38′35″N 87°37′02″W / 38.6431028°N 87.6172464°W |
• elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
| Length | 195 mi (314 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lawrenceville, Illinois |
| • average | 2,648 cu/ft. per sec.[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Embarras River → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
| GNIS ID | 407983 |
The Embarras River (
Course
The Embarras River rises in
The Embarras flows generally southward through Douglas, Coles, Cumberland, and Jasper Counties. In Jasper County, it turns southeast for the remainder of its course through Richland, Crawford, and Lawrence Counties. In Coles County, a dam helps create Lake Charleston. Portions of the river's lower course have been straightened and channelized. It joins the Wabash River 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Vincennes, Indiana.
Along its course, the Embarras passes the towns of Villa Grove, Camargo, Charleston, Greenup, Newton, Ste. Marie, and Lawrenceville.
Tributaries
- In its upper course in Champaign County, the river collects the East Branch Embarras River, which rises in southwestern Vermilion County and flows 20.3 miles (32.7 km)[3] generally westwardly in a channelized course, past the village of Broadlands. 39°53′25″N 88°10′50″W / 39.8903098°N 88.1806°W[5]
- In Coles County, the Embarras collects the Little Embarras River, which rises in Edgar County and flows 19.6 miles (31.5 km)[3] southwestwardly. 39°34′26″N 88°04′28″W / 39.5739236°N 88.0744822°W[6]
- In Jasper County, the Embarras collects the North Fork Embarras River, 64.0 miles (103.0 km) long,[3] which rises in Edgar County and flows southwardly through Clark and Crawford Counties. 38°55′00″N 87°59′18″W / 38.9167108°N 87.9883675°W[7]
Variant names
The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Embarras River" as the stream's official name in 1964. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known as the "Ambraw River" and as the "Embarrass River."
Ecology
The only population of harlequin
History
In the 18th century, the Embarras River was part of the trail from
See also
- List of Illinois rivers
- Watersheds of Illinois
References
- ^ "USGS Current Conditions for USGS 03346500 EMBARRAS RIVER AT LAWRENCEVILLE, IL".
- The News-Gazette. Archived from the originalon 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 19, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Embarras River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Embarras River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Embarras River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Fork Embarras River
- ^ Smith, George Washington (1912). "8". The History of Southern Illinois. pp. 90–92. Archived from the original on 19 December 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
External links
- Embarras River - Illinois Geographic Alliance
- Surf the Embarras with USEPA
- Prairie Rivers Network
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