The Embarras River (pronounced AM-brah) is a tributary of the Wabash River, 185 mi (298 km) long, in southeastern Illinois in the United States. Via the Wabash and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. The river drains an area of approximately 1,566,450 acres (2,440 sq mi/6,320 sq km) in an agricultural region. A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... The Wabash River is a 475 mi (765 km) long river in the eastern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near St. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 25th 149,998 km² 340 km 629 km 4. ... Ohio River viewed from Liberty Hill in Ripley, Ohio. ... A watershed is a region of land where water drains downhill into a specified body of water, such as a river, lake, sea, ocean or wetland. ... This article is about the river in the United States. ...

Course

The Embarras River rises in Champaign County on the University of Illinois campus in Champaign-Urbana and initially flows generally southwardly through Douglas, Coles, Cumberland and Jasper Counties; in Jasper County it turns southeastwardly for the remainder of its course through Richland, Crawford and Lawrence Counties. Portions of the river's lower course have been straightened and channelized. It joins the Wabash River 6 mi (9.7 km) southwest of Vincennes, Indiana. Champaign County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... The University of Illinois is the set of three public universities in Illinois. ... The Champaign-Urbana Metropolitan Area, also known as Chambana, is a region in east central Illinois. ... Douglas County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Coles County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Cumberland County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Jasper County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Richland County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Crawford County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Lawrence County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... This article is about stream channelization. ... The city of Vincennes is the county seat of Knox County, Indiana. ...

Along its course the Embarras passes the towns of Villa Grove, Camargo, Greenup, Newton, Ste. Marie and Lawrenceville. Villa Grove is a city located in Douglas County, Illinois. ... Camargo is a village located in Douglas County, Illinois. ... Greenup is a village located in Cumberland County, Illinois. ... Newton is a city located in Jasper County, Illinois. ... Ste. ... Lawrenceville is a city located in Lawrence County, Illinois. ...

Tributaries

• In its upper course in Champaign County, the river collects the East Branch Embarass River which rises in southwestern Vermilion County and flows generally westwardly in a channelized course, past the town of Broadlands.
• In Coles County, it collects the Little Embarras River, which rises in Edgar County and flows southwestwardly.
• In Jasper County, it collects the North Fork Embarras River, 55 mi (89 km) long, which rises in Edgar County and flows southwardly through Clark and Crawford Counties.

Vermilion County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ... Broadlands is a village located in Champaign County, Illinois. ... Founded 1823 County Seat Paris Area  â€¢ Total  â€¢ Water 1,617 km² (624 mi²) 2 km² (1 mi²) = 0. ... Clark County is a county located in the state of Illinois. ...

Variant names

The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Embarras River" as the stream's official name in 1964. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known as the "Ambraw River" and as the "Embarrass River." The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is an American federal body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the U.S. government. ... GNIS (The Geographic Names Information System) contains name and locative information about almost two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its Territories. ...

See also

• List of Illinois rivers

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Illinois: Apple River Big Muddy River Bonpas Creek Chicago River Des Plaines River DuPage River Edwards River Embarras River Fox River Green River Henderson Creek Illinois River Iroquois River Kankakee River Kaskaskia River Kishwaukee River La Moine River...

Sources

• Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
• DeLorme (2003). Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-321-4.
• GNIS entries for Embarras River, East Branch Embarras River, Little Embarras River, North Fork Embarras River, retrieved 6 February 2006

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External links

• Embarras River - Illinois Geographic Alliance