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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 Ohio River forms its southern border, though nearly all of the river itself belongs to Kentucky and West Virginia. Significant rivers within the state include the Cuyahoga River ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; ... Pages in category "Rivers of Ohio" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of ...
The river was thus included in the district of Kentucky, which was then a part of Virginia. [citation needed] In January 1980, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Ohio v. Kentucky that the state line is the low-water mark of the Ohio River's north shore as of Kentucky's admission to the Union in 1792. [2]
This 503-mile river flows from Ohio to Indiana, and ends in Illinois, draining into the Ohio River, making it the largest northern tributary of Ohio's namesake river. 3. Scioto River—231 miles
Quebec, a portion of whose lands drain into the St. Lawrence Basin, is a signatory to the Great Lakes Charter of 1985, the 2001 Charter Annex, and the Agreements of 2005. [2] While not a part of the Great Lakes Basin, Quebec's position along the Saint Lawrence Seaway makes it a partner in water resource management with Ontario and the eight US ...
The Richelieu River is the largest tributary of the south or right shore of the Saint Lawrence River and drains a large area of southern Quebec. The Quebec portion of the watershed (about 15% of its total area) includes 18 lakes and ponds, as well as forty rivers and tributary streams of the Richelieu.
1. Hocking Hills State Park in Ohio is one of the best places in the Midwest for a scenic fall drive. The Points Guy recently wrote about five of the most scenic fall drives. The site presented ...
The estuary begins at the eastern tip of Île d'Orléans, just downstream from Quebec City. [7] The river becomes tidal around Quebec City. [21] The St. Lawrence River runs 3,058 kilometres (1,900 mi) from the farthest headwater to the mouth and 1,197 km (743.8 mi) from the outflow of Lake Ontario. These numbers include the estuary; without the ...