EXPLOKATIONS OP" THE ALLEGHANY KEGION AND WESTEEN INDIANA. 157 
P.— UPPER WABASH RIVER. 
The Wabash Eiver has its rise in the streams and springs of western Ohio and 
northern Indiana. The main stream flows from Ohio westward across the northern 
central part of Indiana, then turns gradually to the southward, and forms nearly half 
of the boundary line between Indiana and Illinois. The Upper Wabash and most of 
its tributaries are clear streams, many of the latter having their source in lakes. Col- 
lections have been made by Mr. Evermauu at the following points: 
1. Blue River, Columbia City, lud. (Collection of W. E. Clapham, November 5, 
1888.) Blue River is a small tributary of Eel River, itself a branch of the Wabash. 
It has a gravelly bottom, with many large bowlders. Water plants are few. The 
water is moderately clear and cold. Collections were made at points from the Eel 
River railroad bridge, down the stream to the brewery. Species from this locality are 
marked B. 
2. Eel River at Logansport. September 21 ; temperature 68°. The Eel Eiver rises 
in Whitley County east of Columbia City, and flows southwestward, entering the 
Wabash at Logansport. It is a rather clear stream. In the neighborhood of Logans- 
port its bottom is of limestone and very rough, being full of xiot-holes and large 
stones. The stream was seined from the second dam to the mouth. Near its mouth 
are some gravelly stretches and a few i)atches of water plants. Species taken in Eel 
River are marked E. 
3. Lalce Maxinkuekee. September 19; temperature 68° to 70°, the latter in shallow 
water, the former at 8 feet depth. This is a clear lake, some 3 miles long by 2 broad, 
in Marshall County, lud. Its outlet is a small stream which flows into Tippecanoe 
River. Collections were made in shallow water along the shore at Long Point. The 
bottom here is sand or fine gravel, in many places covered with algae. The seine 
was drawn in the outlet of the lake, on muck bottom, among lily pads. The species 
obtained are marked M. The number of species found in the lake is here, as else- 
where, less than the number to be obtained from the tributary streams. 
4. T/pjoecanoe RiTcr, Marshland, lud. September 20; temperature 68°. The Tip- 
pecanoe River is a very clear, cold stream, having its rise in the deep lakes about 
Warsawj Ind., flowing south-westward, and entering the Wabash above La Fayette. 
At Marshland, 5 miles south of Lake Maxinkuekee, the water is very clear, with 
gravelly bottom and many water plants. Collections were made at a point just above 
the Vaudalia Railroad bridge. 
This is one of the best streams in the State for the collection of darters. Species 
from Tippecanoe River are marked T. 
5. Deer Creek, Camden, Ind. September 21. Deer Creek is a rather small, clear 
stream, flowing into the Wabash from the east, its mouth being at Delphi, Ind. 
Collections were made at points from the head of the mill-race above Camden to 
the wagon bridge south of the town. The bottom is generally of coarse gravel, with 
swift places alternating with quiet stretches over sandy bottom. Specimens from 
Deer Creek are marked D. 
1. Lepisosteus osseus (L). M. 
Common in the lake. 
