The Anderson River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary
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of the
Ohio River
The Ohio River is a long river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing southwesterly from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illino ...
in southern
Indiana
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in the
United States
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.
Via the Ohio, it is part of the
watershed of the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
.
The Anderson rises in western
Crawford County Crawford County is the name of eleven counties in the United States:
* Crawford County, Arkansas
* Crawford County, Georgia
* Crawford County, Illinois
* Crawford County, Indiana
* Crawford County, Iowa
* Crawford County, Kansas
* Crawford County, ...
in the
Hoosier National Forest
The Hoosier National Forest is a property managed by the United States Forest Service in the hills of southern
Indiana. Composed of four separate sections, it has a total area of . Hoosier National Forest's headquarters are located in Bedford, w ...
and flows generally southwardly through southeastern
Dubois County
Dubois County ( ) is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 43,637. The county seat is Jasper. Dubois County is part of the Jasper Micropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Dubois County was formed on Decem ...
and along the common boundary of
Perry
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and
Spencer counties, east of the town of
Saint Meinrad. It joins the Ohio River just downstream of the town of
Troy
Troy ( el, Τροία and Latin: Troia, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒋫𒊒𒄿𒊭 ''Truwiša'') or Ilion ( el, Ίλιον and Latin: Ilium, Hittite language, Hittite: 𒃾𒇻𒊭 ''Wiluša'') was an ancient city located at Hisarlik in prese ...
.
Near its mouth it collects the Middle Fork Anderson River, which flows for its entire length in Perry County.
See also
*
List of Indiana rivers
This is a list of rivers in Indiana (U.S. state).
By tributary
Lake Erie
*Maumee River
**St. Marys River (Indiana), St. Marys River
**St. Joseph River (Maumee River tributary), St. Joseph River
***Cedar Creek (Indiana), Cedar Creek
****Little Ce ...
References
Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry*
DeLorme
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(1998). ''Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. .
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External links
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Rivers of Indiana
Tributaries of the Ohio River
Rivers of Crawford County, Indiana
Rivers of Dubois County, Indiana
Rivers of Perry County, Indiana
Rivers of Spencer County, Indiana
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