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The Elkhart River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
, accessed May 19, 2011"Elkhart River"
Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
Flood-Inundation Maps for the Elkhart River at Goshen, Indiana
Reston, Va.:
The National Map
, accessed May 19, 2011
tributary
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream (''main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which they ...
of the St. Joseph River in northern 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 ...
in the United States
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. It is almost entirely contained in Elkhart County. It begins as the South Branch Elkhart River from Port Mitchell Lake and the North Branch Elkhart River from Waldron Lake and merge to form the Elkhart River west of Wawaka, Indiana. It flows generally westward through Benton and then turns northward. It then flows through Baintertown and Waterford Mills into the Goshen Dam Pond. From there it flows northwest through Goshen, Dunlap and Elkhart. It flows into the St. Joseph River at Island Park just north of downtown Elkhart.Indiana Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 24 January 2010.
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 ...
References
Further reading
*Kellan R.S. (2013)Flood-Inundation Maps for the Elkhart River at Goshen, Indiana
Reston, Va.:
U.S. Department of the Interior
The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government responsible for the management and conservation of most federal lands and natural resources. It also administers programs relating t ...
, U.S. Geological Survey
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.
External links
* Rivers of Elkhart County, Indiana Rivers of Indiana {{Indiana-river-stub