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{{for|other uses|Embarras River (disambiguation)}}
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[[Image:Embarras River Lawrenceville Illinois.jpg|thumb|300px|The Embarras River at [[Lawrenceville, Illinois|Lawrenceville]]]]
|name = Embarras River

|image_name = Embarras River Lawrenceville Illinois.jpg
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The '''Embarras River''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|m|b|r|ɔː}} {{respell|AM|braw}}) is a {{convert|195|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed May 19, 2011</ref> [[tributary]] of the [[Wabash River]] in southeastern [[Illinois]] in the [[United States]]. The waters of the Embarras reach the [[Gulf of Mexico]] via the Wabash, [[Ohio River|Ohio]], and [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] rivers. The river drains a [[drainage basin|watershed]] of approximately {{convert|1566450|acre|sqkm}} in an [[agriculture|agricultural]] region. The name comes from French explorers, who used the term ''embarras'' for river obstacles, blockages, and difficulties relating to logjams and the like.
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|caption = The Embarras River at [[Lawrenceville, Illinois|Lawrenceville]]
|origin = [[Champaign, Illinois]]
|origin_coordinates = {{coord|40.0894756|-88.2583836|format=dms|display=inline|name=Embarras River origin|type:river_region:US-IL}}
|mouth = [[Confluence]] with the [[Wabash River]] southeast of [[Lawrenceville, Illinois]]
|mouth_coordinates = {{coord|38.6431028|-87.6172464|format=dms|display=inline|name=Embarras River mouth|type:river_region:US-IL}}
|progression = Embarras River → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
|elevation_ft =
|mouth_elevation_ft = 397
|length_mi = 195
|blank_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] ID
|blank_info = {{GNIS 4|407983}}
}}
{{GeoGroup}}
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The '''Embarras River''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|m|b|r|ɔː}} {{respell|AM|braw}}) is a {{convert|195|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed May 19, 2011</ref> [[tributary]] of the [[Wabash River]] in southeastern [[Illinois]] in the [[United States]].<ref name=GNIS01>{{Gnis|407983|Embarras River}}</ref> The waters of the Embarras reach the [[Gulf of Mexico]] via the Wabash, [[Ohio River|Ohio]], and [[Mississippi River|Mississippi]] rivers. The river drains a [[drainage basin|watershed]] of approximately {{convert|1566450|acre|sqkm}} in an [[agriculture|agricultural]] region. The name comes from French explorers, who used the term ''embarras'' for river obstacles, blockages, and difficulties relating to logjams and the like.


==Course==
==Course==
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==Tributaries==
==Tributaries==
* In its upper course in Champaign County, the river collects the '''East Branch Embarras River''', which rises in southwestern [[Vermilion County, Illinois|Vermilion County]] and flows {{convert|20.3|mi}}<ref name=NHD/> generally westwardly in a channelized course, past the town of [[Broadlands, Illinois|Broadlands]].
* In its upper course in Champaign County, the river collects the '''East Branch Embarras River''', which rises in southwestern [[Vermilion County, Illinois|Vermilion County]] and flows {{convert|20.3|mi}}<ref name=NHD/> generally westwardly in a channelized course, past the town of [[Broadlands, Illinois|Broadlands]]. {{coord|39.8903098|-88.1806|format=dms|display=inline|name=East Branch Embarras River mouth|type:river_region:US-IL}}<ref name=GNIS02>{{Gnis|403301|East Branch Embarras River}}</ref>
* In Coles County, the Embarras collects the '''Little Embarras River''', which rises in [[Edgar County, Illinois|Edgar County]] and flows {{convert|19.6|mi}}<ref name=NHD/> southwestwardly.
* In Coles County, the Embarras collects the '''Little Embarras River''', which rises in [[Edgar County, Illinois|Edgar County]] and flows {{convert|19.6|mi}}<ref name=NHD/> southwestwardly. {{coord|39.5739236|-88.0744822|format=dms|display=inline|name=Little Embarras River mouth|type:river_region:US-IL}}<ref name=GNIS03>{{Gnis|412333|Little Embarras River}}</ref>
* In Jasper County, the Embarras collects the '''[[North Fork Embarras River]]''', {{convert|64.0|mi}} long,<ref name="NHD"/> which rises in Edgar County and flows southwardly through [[Clark County, Illinois|Clark]] and Crawford counties.
* In Jasper County, the Embarras collects the '''[[North Fork Embarras River]]''', {{convert|64.0|mi}} long,<ref name="NHD"/> which rises in Edgar County and flows southwardly through [[Clark County, Illinois|Clark]] and Crawford counties. {{coord|38.9167108|-87.9883675|format=dms|display=inline|name=North Fork Embarras River mouth|type:river_region:US-IL}}<ref name=GNIS04>{{Gnis|414596|North Fork Embarras River}}</ref>


==Variant names==
==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]] 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."


== Ecology ==
==Ecology==
The only population of harlequin [[Darter (fish)|darter]]s (''Etheostoma histrio'') in Illinois is found in the Embarras River.
The only population of harlequin [[Darter (fish)|darter]]s (''Etheostoma histrio'') in Illinois is found in the Embarras River.


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==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}
*[http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/E/E02313-embarras-river.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry]
*[http://reference.allrefer.com/gazetteer/E/E02313-embarras-river.html Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry]{{failed verification|date=August 2015}}
*[[DeLorme]] (2003). ''Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-321-4.
*[[DeLorme]] (2003). ''Illinois Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-321-4.
*{{Gnis|407983|Embarras River}}
*{{Gnis|403301|East Branch Embarras River}}
*{{Gnis|412333|Little Embarras River}}
*{{Gnis|414596|North Fork Embarras River}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=05120112 Surf the Embarras with USEPA]
*[http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=05120112 Surf the Embarras with USEPA]
*[http://www.prairierivers.org/ Prairie Rivers Network]
*[http://www.prairierivers.org/ Prairie Rivers Network]

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[[Category:Rivers of Illinois]]
[[Category:Rivers of Illinois]]

Revision as of 04:20, 27 August 2015

For other uses, see Embarras River (disambiguation).
Embarras River
Physical characteristics
MouthConfluence with the Wabash River southeast of Lawrenceville, Illinois
 • coordinates
38°38′35″N 87°37′02″W / 38.6431028°N 87.6172464°W / 38.6431028; -87.6172464 (Embarras River mouth)
Basin features
ProgressionEmbarras River → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
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The Embarras River (/ˈæmbrɔː/ AM-braw) is a 195-mile-long (314 km)[1] tributary of the Wabash River in southeastern Illinois in the United States.[2] The waters of the Embarras reach the Gulf of Mexico via the Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers. The river drains a watershed of approximately 1,566,450 acres (6,339.2 km2) in an agricultural region. The name comes from French explorers, who used the term embarras for river obstacles, blockages, and difficulties relating to logjams and the like.

Course

Map of the Embarras River highlighted within the Wabash River watershed

The Embarras River rises in Champaign County. The upper reaches of the Embarras include the detention ponds near the intersection of Windsor Road with U.S. Route 45 in southeastern Champaign; the southern portion of the University of Illinois campus, including the small creek near the Vet Med Building; and Meadowbrook Park in south Urbana.

The Embarras flows generally southward through Douglas, Coles, Cumberland and Jasper counties. In Jasper County it turns southeast 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 miles (10 km) southwest of Vincennes, Indiana.

Along its course the Embarras passes the towns of Villa Grove, Camargo, Charleston, Greenup, Newton, Ste. Marie and Lawrenceville.

Tributaries

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."

Ecology

The only population of harlequin darters (Etheostoma histrio) in Illinois is found in the Embarras River.

See also

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Embarras River
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: East Branch Embarras River
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Embarras River
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Fork Embarras River

External links

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