Embarras River (Illinois)
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For other uses, see Embarras River (disambiguation).
The Embarras River (/ˈɛmbrɑː/ EM-brah)[2] is a 195-mile-long (314 km)[3] tributary of the Wabash River in southeastern Illinois in the United States.[4] The waters of the Embarras reach the Gulf of Mexico via the Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers. The river drains a watershed around 1,566,450 acres (6,339.2 km2) in an agricultural region. It arises near Champaign-Urbana and flows south to near Vincennes, Indiana. The name comes from French explorers, who used the French word, embarras, for river navigation obstacles, blockages, and difficulties relating to logjams.
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Embarras River | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Champaign, Illinois |
• coordinates | 40°05′22″N 88°15′30″W |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Wabash River southeast of Lawrenceville, Illinois |
• coordinates | 38°38′35″N 87°37′02″W |
• elevation | 397 ft (121 m) |
Length | 195 mi (314 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Lawrenceville, Illinois |
• average | 2,648 cu/ft. per sec.[1] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Embarras River → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
GNIS ID | 407983 |
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