Elkhart River

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{{Infobox river

| name = Elkhart River

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| source1_location = Confluence of the North and South Branches of Elkhart River west of Wawaka, Indiana

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|41.4602778|-85.5308333|region:US-IN|format=dms|name=Elkhart River origin}}

| mouth_location = Confluence with the St. Joseph River at Elkhart, Indiana

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41.6916667|-85.9722222|region:US-IN|format=dms|name=Elkhart River mouth|display=inline,title}}

| progression = Elkhart River → St. Joseph River → Lake Michigan → Great Lakes → St. Lawrence River → Gulf of St. Lawrence

| source1_elevation = {{convert|872|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|722|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| length_mi = 48

| custom_label = GNIS ID

| custom_data = {{GNIS 4|434081}}

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The Elkhart River is a {{convert|48.3|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the St. Joseph River in northern Indiana in the United States.{{gnis|434081|Elkhart River}} 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.[http://www.in.gov/dnr/outdoor/4489.htm "Elkhart River"]. Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2010.

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