Salt Creek (Little Wabash River tributary)
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{{Infobox river
| name = Salt Creek
| image =
| image_caption =
| source1_location = Confluence of First Salt Creek and Second Salt Creek north of Teutopolis, Illinois
| source1_coordinates= {{coord|39.140041|-88.491159|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=Salt Creek origin}}
| mouth_location = Confluence with the Little Wabash River, Effingham County, Illinois
| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38.975322|-88.5450486|region:US-IL|format=dms|name=Salt Creek mouth|display=inline,title}}
| progression = SaltCreek → Little Wabash → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
| source1_elevation =
| mouth_elevation = {{convert|466|ft|m|abbr=on}}
| length_mi = 18.5
| custom_label = GNIS ID
| custom_data = {{GNIS 4|417895}}
}}
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Salt Creek is a tributary of the Little Wabash River, which it joins near Edgewood, Illinois, near the boundary between Effingham and Clay counties.{{gnis|417895|Salt Creek}} There are at least two other "Salt Creeks" in Illinois: Salt Creek (Des Plaines River tributary) and Salt Creek (Sangamon River tributary).
Salt Creek is about {{convert|18.5|mi}} in length.U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed May 19, 2011
Cities, towns and counties
Salt Creek drains the following cities, towns and villages:
Salt Creek drains parts of the following Illinois counties:
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.prairierivers.org/ Prairie Rivers Network]
- [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?z=16&n=4316830&e=366863&s=100&size=l&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25 TopoQuest, Salt Creek meets the Little Wabash]
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Category:Tributaries of the Wabash River
Category:Rivers of Effingham County, Illinois
Category:Rivers of Cumberland County, Illinois
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