Wabash River

Course of the Wabash River

Wabash River at Lafayette

The Wabash River is a 765 km long tributary of the Ohio River and is the largest tributary of the Ohio River on the north side.

It rises at St. Henry in the northwest of the State of Ohio, and soon after runs across Indiana. South of Terre Haute it forms the border between Indiana and Illinois. Its largest tributaries are the Tippecanoe and the White River, both in Indiana. The Little Wabash River and the Embarras River in Illinois are also tributaries of the Wabash River.

The Wabash River is the official state river of Indiana and is also mentioned in the state song On the banks of the Wabash, far away from Paul Dresser. After the River, the Wabash Railroad is named, which in turn was named after the train ( and the corresponding song) Wabash Cannonball. Because he has a very long dam free range ( 661 km from Huntington to its mouth ), he is also known as a fishing spot with typical North American fish such as catfish, walleye and carp, interesting. It also provides the longest dam -free stretch of river east of the Mississippi River.

The Wabash flows through the active earthquake zone Wabash Valley seismic zone.

The Wabash River at New Harmony 1832-1833. Detail from "Cutoff River arm of the Wabash " by Karl Bodmer.