Embarras River
The Embarras River is a 195-mile-long tributary of the Wabash River in southeastern Illinois in the United States. The waters of the Embarras reach the Gulf of Mexico via the Wabash, Ohio, and Mississippi rivers.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Type: River
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Also known as: “Ambraw River”, “Embarrass River”, and “rivière Embarras”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Billett and Vincennes.
Beal
Hamlet
Beal is an unincorporated community in Vincennes Township, Knox County, Indiana. Beal is situated 5 miles south of Embarras River.
Embarras River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Lawrence, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.65413° or 38° 39′ 15″ north
Longitude
-87.62204° or 87° 37′ 19″ west
Elevation
400 feet (122 metres)
Open location code
86CJM93H+J5
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=river
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Embarras River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Embarras”
- Catalan: “Embarras”
- Cebuano: “Embarras River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر امباراس”
- French: “Embarras”
- German: “Embarras River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Embarras”
- Malayalam: “എംബാറസ് നദി”
- Russian: “Эмбаррас”
- Venetian: “Embarras”
- Welsh: “Afon Embarras”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: St. Francisville and Jackson.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Billett United Methodist Church and Wabash River.
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