The Flatrock River, also known as Flatrock Creek and other variants of the two names,
is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the East Fork of the
White River in east-central
Indiana in the
United States. Via the White,
Wabash and
Ohio rivers, it is part of the
watershed
Watershed is a hydrological term, which has been adopted in other fields in a more or less figurative sense. It may refer to:
Hydrology
* Drainage divide, the line that separates neighbouring drainage basins
* Drainage basin, called a "watershe ...
of the
Mississippi River, draining an area of .
The Flatrock River rises near
Mooreland in northeastern
Henry County, and flows generally southwestwardly through
Rush
Rush(es) may refer to:
Places
United States
* Rush, Colorado
* Rush, Kentucky
* Rush, New York
* Rush City, Minnesota
* Rush Creek (Kishwaukee River tributary), Illinois
* Rush Creek (Marin County, California), a stream
* Rush Creek (Mono Cou ...
,
Decatur,
Shelby and
Bartholomew counties, past the communities of
Lewisville,
Rushville and
St. Paul. It joins the
Driftwood River at
Columbus
Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "''Colombo''". It most commonly refers to:
* Christopher Columbus (1451-1506), the Italian explorer
* Columbus, Ohio, capital of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
Places ...
to form the East Fork of the White River.
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(1998). ''Indiana Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. The
New Hope Bridge
New Hope Bridge, also known as Bartholomew County Bridge No. 133, is a historic Pratt through truss bridge spanning the Flatrock River at Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. It was designed by the Caldwell & Drake ironworks and built i ...
and
Pugh Ford Bridge span the river in
Bartholomew County, Indiana.
In Decatur County it collects the Little Flatrock River,
which rises in Rush County and flows southwestwardly ,
[ past Milroy.][
]
Variant names
The United States Board on Geographic Names
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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."[
]
See also
* List of Indiana rivers
References
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Rivers of Indiana
Rivers of Bartholomew County, Indiana
Rivers of Decatur County, Indiana
Rivers of Henry County, Indiana
Rivers of Rush County, Indiana
Rivers of Shelby County, Indiana
Tributaries of the Wabash River