39°31′03″N87°54′00″W / 39.5175351°N 87.9000326°W / 39.5175351; -87.9000326 (North Fork Embarras River origin)
Mouth
• location
Confluence with the Embarras River southeast of Ste. Marie, Illinois
• coordinates
38°55′00″N87°59′18″W / 38.9167108°N 87.9883675°W / 38.9167108; -87.9883675 (North Fork Embarras River mouth)
• elevation
459 ft (140 m)
Length
64 mi (103 km)
Discharge
• location
Oblong, Illinois
• average
316 cu/ft. per sec.[1]
Basin features
Progression
North Fork Embarras River → Embarras → Wabash → Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico
GNIS ID
414596
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The North Fork Embarras River is a 64.0-mile-long (103.0 km)[2] stream which originates in Edgar County, Illinois, and flows through Clark, Crawford and Jasper counties. Its confluence with the Embarras River is located near the town of Ste. Marie in Jasper County. It is a major tributary to the Embarras River. The North Fork's main tributary is Panther Creek, located in Jasper County.[3]
The area has seen extensive agriculture and is also an area rich in oil. There are many oil wells and pumps along the river although the peak of oil production in the area occurred in the 1930s.
The surrounding area is largely agricultural, and river stages change dramatically due to agricultural runoff. It flows through a mostly wooded corridor and some river bottom farmland. The stream bed is composed mostly of sand with some glacial till, hard clay, and mud. Fallen trees and log jams are common. Pools and rivers may change drastically after heavy flooding. Large sandbars are not uncommon. There is some siltation and mild to extreme bank erosion in areas due to agriculture. There are very isolated occurrences of sandstone outcroppings along the stream bed and banks.
The mean daily discharge for the North Fork is 698 cu ft/s (19.8 m3/s), although it may reach a flow rate of over 6,000 cu ft/s (170 m3/s) during floodstage.[4]
^"USGS Current Conditions for USGS 03346000 NORTH FORK EMBARRAS RIVER NEAR OBLONG, IL".
^U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
^U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: North Fork Embarras River
^USGS Real-Time Water Data for USGS 03346000 North Fork Embarras River Near Oblong, IL
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