Middle Fork Vermilion River

{{Short description|River in Illinois, United States}}

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

{{Infobox river

| name = Middle Fork Vermilion River

| image =

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| source1_location = Confluence of a drainage ditch and Prairie Creek in Ford County southeast of Paxton, Illinois

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|40.4042016|-88.0180938|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=Middle Fork Vermilion River origin}}

| mouth_location = Confluence with the Salt Fork forming the Vermilion River west of Danville, Illinois

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|40.1036474|-87.7172458|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=Middle Fork Vermilion River mouth|display=inline,title}}

| progression = Middle Fork → Vermilion → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico

| source1_elevation =

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|535|ft|m|abbr=on}}

| length_mi = 77

| discharge1_location= Oakwood, Illinois

| discharge1_avg = 416 cu/ft. per sec.{{Cite web|url=https://waterdata.usgs.gov/il/nwis/uv/?site_no=03336645&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060|title = USGS Current Conditions for USGS 03336645 MIDDLE FORK VERMILION RIVER ABOVE OAKWOOD, IL}}

| custom_label = GNIS ID

| custom_data = {{GNIS 4|413502}}

| extra = {{Designation list

| embed = yes

| designation1 = nwsr

| designation1_type = Scenic

| designation1_date = May 11, 1989

| designation1_number =

}}

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File:Baby softshell surveys a bar on the Middle Fork.jpg

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The Middle Fork of the Vermilion River is a tributary of the Vermilion River (Wabash River) in Illinois. The Middle Fork rises in Ford County and flows southeast to join the Vermilion near Danville.{{gnis|413502|Middle Fork Vermilion River}}

In its natural state, the Middle Fork drained a large upland marsh in what is now Ford County. The Middle Fork has been extended into the marsh by drainage ditches. Including the ditches, the Middle Fork is about {{convert|77|mi}} 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