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Big Pine Creek is a creek in northwestern
Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...
, USA. It begins in Round Grove Township in southwestern White County and flows generally southward U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed May 19, 2011 through Benton and Warren counties before meeting the
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near the town of
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.Warren County Historical Society (2002), ''A History of Warren County, Indiana (175th Anniversary Edition)'' The lower section of the creek from Rainsville to the Wabash is used by canoeists, particularly during the spring when the water is at its highest, and local flora, fauna and geology can be observed. The source of the Big Pine Creek is located at . Its confluence with the Wabash is at . Big Pine Creek, as measured at the USGS station at
Pine Village, Indiana Pine Village is a town in Adams Township, Warren County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 212 at the 2020 census. History The town was founded at the location of a trading post called Pine Village, which may have been named for ...
, is approximately 224 cubic feet per second. The Friends of Big Pine Creek is a conservation organization dedicated to preservation and promotion of the Big Pine Creek watershed.


Tributaries

Numerous smaller streams feed the Big Pine Creek, of which the most significant are (from north to south). * Mud Pine Creek * Spring Branch * Fall Creek


See also

*
List of rivers of Indiana This is a list of rivers in Indiana (U.S. state). By tributary Lake Erie *Maumee River ** St. Marys River ** St. Joseph River *** Cedar Creek **** Little Cedar Creek **** Willow Creek *** Fish Creek Lake Michigan *St. Joseph River (Lake Michiga ...


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External links


Friends of Big Pine Creek
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