Franklin County

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Franklin County Indiana Location Map

Franklin County is in southeastern Indiana. It is bounded on the north by Fayette County and Union County, on the west by Rush County and Decatur County, on the south by Ripley County and Dearborn County, and on the east by Ohio.


  Natural Areas

Mounds State Recreation Area
 DNR

  Organizations

Indiana Native Plant Society - Central Chapter

  Watersheds

 

Franklin County Indiana Watersheds map

Franklin County Watersheds
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Red lines on the map depict the boundaries of 8-digit hydrologic units (one convenient definition of a watershed) as shown on this 1974 United States Geological Survey Map.

Franklin County drains into three different 8-digit hydrologic units, each represented on the image above by an area between red lines and within the county boundary, designated by a letter. Clicking on a watershed name below will take you to separate page with more information on that watershed.

Letter

Watershed

A
B
C

Lower Great Miami
Whitewater
Middle Ohio-Laughery