Elkhart River

The Elkhart River is a 48.3-mile-long (77.7 km)[1] tributary of the St. Joseph River in northern Indiana in the United States.[2] It is almost entirely contained in Elkhart County. It begins as the South Branch Elkhart River from Port Mitchell Lake and the North Branch Elkhart River from Waldron Lake and merge to form the Elkhart River west of Wawaka, Indiana. It flows generally westward through Benton and then turns northward. It then flows through Baintertown and Waterford Mills into the Goshen Dam Pond. From there it flows northwest through Goshen, Dunlap and Elkhart. It flows into the St. Joseph River at Island Park just north of downtown Elkhart.[3]

The Elkhart River at Baintertown Park

Elkhart River
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Confluence of the North and South Branches of Elkhart River west of Wawaka, Indiana
• coordinates	41°27′37″N 85°31′51″W
• elevation	872 ft (266 m)
Mouth
• location	Confluence with the St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Indiana
• coordinates	41°41′30″N 85°58′20″W
• elevation	722 ft (220 m)
Length	48 mi (77 km)
Basin features
Progression	Elkhart River → St. Joseph River → Lake Michigan → Great Lakes → St. Lawrence River → Gulf of St. Lawrence
GNIS ID	434081

See also

• List of rivers of Indiana

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed May 19, 2011
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elkhart River
3. "Elkhart River". Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2010.

Further reading

• Kellan R.S. (2013). Flood-Inundation Maps for the Elkhart River at Goshen, Indiana Reston, Va.: U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey.