Salt Creek (Sangamon River Tributary)

Salt Creek (Sangamon River Tributary)

Salt Creek is a major tributary to the Sangamon River, which it joins at the boundary between Mason and Menard County, Illinois. There are at least two other Salt Creeks in Illinois, Salt Creek (Des Plaines River Tributary), and in Effingham County, Illinois.

Salt Creek is about 86 miles in length. From its headwaters near Saybrook, Illinois, it runs generally westward to the main stem of the Sangamon near Greenview, Illinois.

The largest lake formed by Salt Creek is Clinton Lake near Clinton, Illinois, which provides cooling water for the Clinton Nuclear Generating Station.

The lower reaches of Salt Creek at one time formed the boundary between Mason and Menard Counties. This stretch has been channelized so that the modern route of the Creek only approximates the actual county line.

The major tributaries of Salt Creek include: Sugar Creek, Kickapoo Creek, and the North Fork of Salt Creek.

Cities, towns and counties

The following cities, towns and villages are drained by Salt Creek:
*Armington
*Atlanta
*Bloomington
*Clinton
*Downs
*Emden
*Farmer City
*Greenview
*Hartsburg
*Heyworth
*LeRoy
*Lincoln
*Mason City
*McLean
*Minier
*Mt. Pulaski
*Wapella
*Waynesville

The following Illinois counties are partly within the Salt Creek watershed:
*DeWitt
*Logan
*Mason
*McLean
*Menard
*Piatt
*Sangamon
*Tazewell

Parks and access Points

*Clinton Lake State Recreation Area
*Edward R. Madigan State Fish and Wildlife Area
*Kickapoo Creek County Park
*Moraine View State Recreation Area
*Weldon Springs State Park

ee also

*List of Illinois rivers

External links

* [http://www.prairierivers.org/ Prairie Rivers Network]
* [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?z=16&n=4475481&e=353783&s=50&size=l&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25 TopoQuest, Moraine View State Recreation Area]
* [http://www.topoquest.com/map.asp?z=16&n=4445638&e=259604&s=50&size=l&datum=nad83&layer=DRG25 TopoQuest, Salt Creek meets the Sangamon]
* [http://www.epa.state.il.us/water/tmdl/report/sangamon-salt/stage3-draft.pdf Draft TMDLs Salt Creek (Large PDF Document)]
* [http://il.water.usgs.gov/nwis-w/IL/data.components//rt.cgi?statnum=05582000&parmcode=p00065&parmcode=p00060&numdays=7&mode=graph&graphsize=1.5&dateformat=0 USGS Real-time Stream Gage, Salt Creek at Greenview]


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