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The Maumee River (pronounced / m ɔː ˈ m iː /) [1] (Shawnee: Hotaawathiipi; [2] Miami-Illinois: Taawaawa siipiiwi) [3] is a river running in the United States Midwest from northeastern Indiana into northwestern Ohio and Lake Erie.
The Imlay outlet is 805 to 810 feet (245 to 247 m) above sea level or 50 feet (15 m) above the bed of the Fort Wayne outlet. [4] This outlet flowed to the west, into a developing Lake Saginaw and thence into the Grand River Channel (proto Maple and Lower Grand rivers). [5] The highest beach is very irregular.
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, Great Miami River, Maumee River, Muskingum River, and Scioto River.
The Maumee River as seen from Independence State Park. The Maumee Valley was one of the last areas of Ohio to be cleared. The swampy ground made it difficult for settlers to enter. The swamp was drained between 1859 and 1875 with a series of ditches and drains. Nearly 2,500,000 acres (10,000 km 2) of land were cleared after the swamps were ...
A second outlet opened at Six-Mile Creek into the St. Marys River and into the Little River Valley. The earlier sediments were removed in bulk, leaving only the Sand Point and a few gravel terraces on the valley walls. [1] The flood scoured the length of the Wabash River.
The Auglaize River (Shawnee: Kathinakithiipi) [5] is a 113-mile-long (182 km) [1] tributary of the Maumee River in northwestern Ohio in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Erie. The name of the river was derived from the French term for it.
Farnsworth Metropark is a regional park in Waterville, Ohio, owned and operated by Metroparks Toledo.The long narrow parks sits on the western shore of the Maumee River with a view of several islands, including Missionary, Butler and Indian islands, all of which are owned by the State of Ohio.
Construction began in 2001. The main span over the Maumee River is a cable-stayed type bridge with a single pylon and two spans 612'-6" (200 m) on each side of the pylon. The main span approaches are about 4,000 feet (1,200 m) north of the river and 3,350 feet (1,020 m) south of the Maumee. The bridge opened to traffic on June 24, 2007. [1]