Upper Salt Fork Ditch Looking South ~ St. Joseph, Illinois
The Salt Fork is a small river that generally runs from north to south near St. Joseph in the east-central part of the state. As it reaches the town of Sidney, it turns east-northeast eventually meeting with the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River near Danville. Much of the river north of St. Joseph has been channelized with little in the way of vegetation other than agricultural crops on either side. Yet as the river approaches St. Joseph, it takes on a more natural state. Towering trees enclose the river, and as the water passes the Heather Hills neighborhood, vast tracts of vegetation fill out the bend before reaching the Flatville Road bridge.
Upper Salt Fork Ditch Looking South ~ St. Joseph, Illinois
The Salt Fork is a small river that generally runs from north to south near St. Joseph in the east-central part of the state. As it reaches the town of Sidney, it turns east-northeast eventually meeting with the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River near Danville. Much of the river north of St. Joseph has been channelized with little in the way of vegetation other than agricultural crops on either side. Yet as the river approaches St. Joseph, it takes on a more natural state. Towering trees enclose the river, and as the water passes the Heather Hills neighborhood, vast tracts of vegetation fill out the bend before reaching the Flatville Road bridge.