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Map of the Scioto River watershed. The Scioto River (/ s aɪ ˈ oʊ t ə / sy-OH-tə) is a river in central and southern Ohio more than 231 miles (372 km) in length. [4] It rises in Hardin County just north of Roundhead, Ohio, flows through Columbus, Ohio, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, flows south into Appalachian Ohio, and meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth.
Along the banks of the Ohio are some of the largest cities in their respective states: [note 1] Pittsburgh, the third-largest city on the river and second-largest in Pennsylvania; Cincinnati, the second-largest city on the river and third-largest in Ohio; Louisville, the largest city on the river and in Kentucky as well; Evansville, the third ...
Map of Paint Creek highlighted within the Scioto River watershed. Paint Creek is a tributary of the Scioto River, 94.7 miles (152.4 km) long, [4] in south-central Ohio in the United States. [5] Via the Scioto and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River. It drains an area of 1,143 square miles (2,960 km 2). [4]
The Little Scioto River rises in western Jackson County and flows generally southwardly into Scioto County, near Minford. It flows into the Ohio River in the eastern part of the city of Portsmouth, [3] 6 miles (9.7 km) east of the town's center. [4] The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Little Scioto River" as the stream's ...
Via the Scioto and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 111 square miles (290 km 2). [1] The Little Scioto rises south of Bucyrus in Crawford County, and flows generally southwestwardly into Marion County, passing to the west of the city of Marion. It flows into the Scioto River at Green Camp. [2]
Map of Big Walnut Creek highlighted within the Scioto River watershed. Big Walnut Creek starts near Mount Gilead, Ohio in Morrow County. It flows south to eastern Delaware County and parallels Alum Creek. It passes to the east of Sunbury and into Hoover Reservoir, which then crosses into Franklin County.
Map of Alum Creek highlighted within the Scioto River watershed. Alum Creek is a 58-mile (93 km) long creek that runs north to south in central Ohio.The creek originates in Morrow County and then flows through Delaware County and finally into Franklin County, where it ends at Big Walnut Creek, which drains into the Scioto River.
The confluence of Scioto River and Mill Creek at The Point in Bellepoint, Ohio, facing southwards towards U.S. Highway 42 and Ohio State Route 257. Mill Creek is a stream in central Ohio. [1] It is a tributary of the Scioto River. Early settlers built and operated many mills along Mill Creek, hence the name. [2]