Whitewater River (Indiana)
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The Whitewater River is a tributary of the Great Miami River, 90 mi (145 km) long, in southeastern Indiana and southwestern Ohio in the United States. It is formed by the confluence of two forks, the West Fork and East Fork.
The West Fork rises in Randolph County, Indiana, approximately 1 mi (2 km) NE of Modoc. It flows S and SE, past Hagerstown, Indiana and Connersville, Indiana, and joins the East Fork of the river at Brookville, Indiana.
The East Fork rises in Darke County, Ohio, approximately 10 mi (16 km) NW of New Paris. It flows S, past Richmond, Indiana, and joins the West Fork of the river at Brookville, Indiana.
Following continual flooding problems on the East Fork, and to help control flooding in the Ohio River, the East Fork was dammed by the US Army Corps of Engineers to create Brookville Lake in 1968. Brookville Lake extends 17 mi (27 km) from just south of Liberty, Indiana to Brookville.
The region surrounding the Whitewater River is known as the Whitewater Valley.
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- DeLorme (2000). Indiana Atlas and Gazetteer. DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-319-2.
- DeLorme (2001). Ohio Atlas and Gazetteer. DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
