Embarras River (Illinois)

Catchment area of ​​the Embarras River

The River at Lawrenceville

The Embarras River is a river in the U.S., which rises in Champaign (Illinois ) and flows south to empty into the Wabash south of Vincennes (Indiana). The course of the river goes past Villa Grove (Illinois), Charleston (Illinois), Greenup (Illinois ) and Lawrenceville (Illinois ). The length is 354 km, the catchment area covers 6,300 square kilometers. The most important tributary is the North Fork Embarras River, a left tributary, which joins near the village of Oblong. South of the city of Charleston created by damming of Lake Charleston.

Agriculture and oil production contribute to the pollution of the river, is the home to a number of endangered species. The Embarras River Bridge in Newton is worth mentioning as a local attraction.