Salt Creek (Little Wabash River tributary)
Salt Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence of First Salt Creek and Second Salt Creek north of Teutopolis, Illinois |
• coordinates | 39°08′24″N 88°29′28″W / 39.140041°N 88.491159°W |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Little Wabash River, Effingham County, Illinois |
• coordinates | 38°58′31″N 88°32′42″W / 38.975322°N 88.5450486°WCoordinates: 38°58′31″N 88°32′42″W / 38.975322°N 88.5450486°W |
• elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
Length | 18.5 mi (29.8 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | SaltCreek → Little Wabash → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
GNIS ID | 417895 |
Salt Creek is a tributary of the Little Wabash River, which it joins near Edgewood, Illinois, near the boundary between Effingham and Clay counties.[1] There are at least two other "Salt Creeks" in Illinois: Salt Creek (Des Plaines River tributary) and Salt Creek (Sangamon River tributary).
Salt Creek is about 18.5 miles (29.8 km) in length.[2]
Cities, towns and counties[]
Salt Creek drains the following cities, towns and villages:
Salt Creek drains parts of the following Illinois counties:
See also[]
- List of Illinois rivers
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salt Creek
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
External links[]
Categories:
- Rivers of Illinois
- Tributaries of the Wabash River
- Rivers of Effingham County, Illinois
- Rivers of Cumberland County, Illinois
- Illinois river stubs