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Elm River (Illinois)

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GNIS ID
  
407937

Country
  
United States of America

Length
  
47 km

Main source
  
Confluence of Elm Creek and Raccoon Creek southeast of Flora, Illinois

River mouth
  
Confluence with the Little Wabash River east of Fairfield, Illinois371 ft (113 m)

Progression
  
Elm River → Little Wabash → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico

The Elm River is a 29-mile-long (47 km) tributary of the Little Wabash River in southeastern Illinois in the United States. Via the Little Wabash, Wabash and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River.

Map of Elm River, Massilon Township, IL, USA

The Elm flows for its entire length in Wayne County. It is formed by the confluence of Elm Creek and Raccoon Creek, which flow from Clay County, and thence flows generally southeastwardly to its confluence with the Little Wabash. Portions of the stream's lower course have been channelized and re-routed to drainage ditches.

The Raccoon Creek Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator (CTG)-type Ameren power plant, is located on Raccoon Creek in Clay County.

References

Elm River (Illinois) Wikipedia


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