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The Salt Fork is a tributary of the Vermilion River (Wabash River Tributary) located in Illinois . The Salt Fork owes its name to saline springs that provided natural salt licks for animals, and which were used for production of salt by Native Americans and early settlers. The springs were located about eight miles west of Danville , to the south of Muncie, Illinois . The upper reaches of the Salt Fork do not contain saline springs. In its natural state, the Salt Fork drained a vast upland marsh between Urbana and Rantoul. The Salt Fork has been extended into these marshes by drainage ditches. Including the ditches, the Salt Fork is about 38 miles long. PARKS AND ACCESS POINTS
CITIES AND TOWNS The following cities, towns and villages are in the Salt Fork watershed: COUNTIES The following Counties are in the Salt Fork watershed: EXTERNAL LINKS |
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