title: Eel River, Clay County, Indiana
text: # Eel River, Clay County, Indiana
  
  Eel River is an unincorporated community in northern Harrison Township, Clay County, Indiana. It is part of the Terre Haute Metropolitan Statistical Area.
  
  ## History
  
  The Eel River, from which this community takes its name, was so named from a Native American word meaning "slippery fish".
  
  ## Geography
  
  Ell River is located at 39°19′24″N 87°07′25″W﻿ / ﻿39.32333°N 87.12361°W﻿ / 39.32333; -87.12361.
  
  