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Salamonie River access points and trip distances, Indiana

5 access points (5 public) along 7.8 river miles of the Salamonie River in Indiana. Distances are measured along the river on the NHDPlus V2 main-stem flowline, not straight-line. River mile 0 is the farthest-upstream access listed here.

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Dark dots are public access points; brown dots are private, members-only or agency-land access. Tap a dot for its river mile and coordinates.

Access points in river order

River mileAccessLatitude, longitudeTo next (river mi)
0.0Mt. Etna
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40.75127, -85.58171 2.2
2.2Lost Bridge East
About 0.10 mi from the mapped river line.
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40.77235, -85.60489 3.9
6.1Dora-New Holland
About 0.15 mi from the mapped river line.
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40.79198, -85.66736 0.6
6.7Mt. Hope
About 0.21 mi from the mapped river line.
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40.80310, -85.66571 1.1
7.8Tailwater
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40.81187, -85.68399 end
Data notes: 3 access points are more than 0.1 mi from the mapped line; its river mile is where it meets the line.

Sources: river line and lengths from NHDPlus V2 via EPA WATERS (lengths scaled to each reach's published length); access points from Indiana DNR Public Access Sites. Only access points in our launch data are shown, so there may be others. Check access, dams and conditions before you go.

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