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List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem) List of longest rivers of the United States by state; List of rivers of the United States by discharge; List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers; List of river borders of U.S. states; List of rivers of U.S. insular areas; List of rivers of the Americas by coastline
The Ohio water resource region is one of 21 major geographic areas, or regions, in the first level of classification used by the United States Geological Survey to divide and sub-divide the United States into successively smaller hydrologic units. These geographic areas contain either the drainage area of a major river, or the combined drainage ...
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States.The state takes its name from the Ohio River, whose name in turn originated from the Seneca word ohiːyo', meaning "good river", "great river" or "large creek". [1]
The longest rivers of the United States include 38 that have main stems of at least 500 miles (800 km) long. The main stem is "the primary downstream segment of a river, as contrasted to its tributaries". [ 1 ]
Map of major river basins. These are the major U.S. river basins in the U.S., as designated by the U.S. Water Resources Council. [1] Each of these river basins contain a number of smaller river basins.
Amid concerns of algal blooms, the Ohio EPA reported Tuesday that 86% of the state's major rivers are meeting water quality standards.
These are the 10 longest rivers in Ohio. 1. Ohio River—981 miles. The Ohio River is the longest in Ohio. This river flows as long as 981 miles from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Cairo, Illinois ...
It is the largest northern tributary of the Ohio River and third largest overall, behind the Cumberland and Tennessee rivers. From the dam near Huntington, Indiana, to its terminus at the Ohio River, the Wabash flows freely for 411 miles (661 km) The Tippecanoe River, White River, Embarras River and Little Wabash River are major