Salt Creek (Little Wabash River tributary)
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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Little Wabash River, Effingham County, Illinois |
• coordinates | 38°58′31″N 88°32′42″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 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
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