Flatrock River
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The Flatrock River is a tributary of the East Fork of the White River, about 90 mi (145 km) long, in east-central Indiana in the United States.[1] Via the White, Wabash and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 532 mi² (1,378 km²).[2]
The Flatrock River rises near Mooreland in northeastern Henry County, and flows generally southwestwardly through Rush, Decatur, Shelby and Bartholomew Counties, past the communities of Lewisville, Rushville and St. Paul. It joins the Driftwood River at Columbus to form the East Fork of the White River.[3]
In Decatur County it collects the Little Flatrock River,[4] which rises in Rush County and flows southwestwardly, past Milroy.[3]
[edit] Variant names
The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Flat Rock River" as the stream's name in 1917, and changed it to "Flatrock River" in 1959. According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Big Flat Rock River," "Big Flatrock River," "Flat Rock Creek," and "Flatrock Creek."[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
- ^ Simons, Richard S. (1985). The Rivers of Indiana. Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press. ISBN 0-253-17476-7
- ^ a b DeLorme (1998). Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-211-0
- ^ Geographic Names Information System entry for Little Flatrock River
- ^ Geographic Names Information System entry for Flatrock River
