Little Wabash River

{{Short description|Wabash River tributary in Illinois}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Little Wabash River

| image = Littlewabashrivermap.png

| image_caption = Map of the Little Wabash River highlighted within the Wabash River watershed

| source1_location = Coles County west of Mattoon, Illinois

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|39.4753117|-88.458384|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=Little Wabash River origin}}

| mouth_location = Confluence with the Wabash River near New Haven, Illinois

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|37.8908788|-88.0944784|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=Little Wabash River mouth|display=inline,title}}

| progression = Little Wabash → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico

| source1_elevation =

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|341|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| length = {{convert|242|mi|km|abbr=on}}

| discharge1_location= Carmi, IL

| discharge1_avg = 2,978 cu/ft. per sec.{{cite web |url=https://waterdata.usgs.gov/il/nwis/uv/?site_no=03381500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060 |title = USGS Current Conditions for USGS 03381500 LITTLE WABASH RIVER AT CARMI, IL}}

| custom_label = GNIS ID

| custom_data = {{GNIS 4|412430}}

}}

{{Infobox river

| name = West Branch Little Wabash River

| image =

| image_caption =

| source1_location = Shelby County southeast of Windsor

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|39.4189247|-88.5461654|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=West Branch Little Wabash River origin}}

| mouth_location = Confluence with the Little Wabash River, Shelby County, Illinois

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|39.29697|-88.54594|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=West Branch Little Wabash River mouth|display=inline}}

| progression = West Branch → Little Wabash → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico

| source1_elevation =

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|568|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| length =

| custom_label = GNIS ID

| custom_data = {{GNIS 4|420792}}

}}

{{GeoGroup}}

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

The Little Wabash River is a {{convert|240|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}{{gnis|412430|Little Wabash River}}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 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. It is the third largest tributary after the White River and the Embarras River.