Salt Creek (Little Wabash River tributary)
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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.[1] There are at least two other "Salt Creeks" in Illinois: Salt Creek (Des Plaines River tributary) and Salt Creek (Sangamon River tributary).
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Salt Creek | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Confluence of First Salt Creek and Second Salt Creek north of Teutopolis, Illinois |
• coordinates | 39°08′24″N 88°29′28″W |
Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with the Little Wabash River, Effingham County, Illinois |
• coordinates | 38°58′31″N 88°32′42″W |
• elevation | 466 ft (142 m) |
Length | 18.5 mi (29.8 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | SaltCreek → Little Wabash → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico |
GNIS ID | 417895 |
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Salt Creek is about 18.5 miles (29.8 km) in length.[2]