Little Wabash River

Little Wabash River
File:Littlewabashrivermap.png Map of the Little Wabash River highlighted within the Wabash River watershed
Origin	Coles County west of Mattoon, Illinois
Mouth	Confluence with the Wabash River near New Haven, Illinois
Progression	Little Wabash → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
Length	242 mi (389 km)
Mouth elevation	341 ft (104 m)
GNIS ID	412430

West Branch Little Wabash River
Origin	Shelby County southeast of Windsor
Mouth	Confluence with the Little Wabash River, Shelby County, Illinois
Progression	West Branch → Little Wabash → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
Mouth elevation	568 ft (173 m)
GNIS ID	420792

Note: The Little River of northeastern Indiana is also sometimes known as the Little Wabash River.

The Little Wabash River is a 240-mile-long (390 km) tributary of the Wabash River in east-central and southeastern Illinois in the United States. Via the Wabash and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

Course

The Little Wabash rises in Coles County near Mattoon and flows generally southwardly through Shelby, Effingham, Clay, Richland, Wayne, Edwards and White counties, past the towns of Louisville, Golden Gate, Carmi and New Haven. It enters the Wabash River on the common boundary of White and Gallatin counties, about 4 miles (6 km) southeast of New Haven.

In its upper course in Shelby County, the river is dammed to form Lake Mattoon and collects the short West Branch Little Wabash River, which flows for its entire length in Shelby County. Other tributaries include the Fox River, which joins it in Edwards County; the Elm River, which joins it in Wayne County; and the Skillet Fork, which joins it in White County.

See also

• List of Illinois rivers
• Watersheds of Illinois

References

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
• DeLorme (2003). Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-321-4.
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: West Branch
• Surfing the Little Wabash with USEPA