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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 ...
The longest free-flowing (undammed) river in the Eastern United States. [143] Named the 5th most polluted river in the United States by eco-activism groups, primarily in the Philadelphia/Chester region. [144] [145] 7–10 million pounds of toxic chemicals in the waterways mainly due to dumping by DuPont Chambers Works. [144] [145]
This is a list of Superfund sites in Ohio designated under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) environmental law.The CERCLA federal law of 1980 authorized the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to create a list of polluted locations requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations. [1]
The Ohio River at Cairo is 281,500 cu ft/s (7,960 m 3 /s); [1] and the Mississippi River at Thebes, Illinois, which is upstream of the confluence, is 208,200 cu ft/s (5,897 m 3 /s). [66] The Ohio River flow is greater than that of the Mississippi River, so hydrologically the Ohio River is the main stream of the river system.
Basin size: 277.42 square miles (718.5 km 2) [5] Discharge • location: Ohio River • average: 321.31 cu ft/s (9.098 m 3 /s) at mouth with Ohio River [5] Basin features; Progression: generally northeast [4] River system: Ohio River: Tributaries • left: Georges Run Chartiers Run McPherson Creek Coal Run Millers Run Thoms Run Robinson Run ...
The most recent significant crest on the Ohio River was at just below 65 feet on March 5, 1997. That ranked as the ninth-highest crest recorded on the river in Cincinnati. The river crossed the ...
The Ohio River Valley AVA is an American Viticultural Area centered on the Ohio River and surrounding areas.It is the second largest wine appellation of origin in the United States (only the Upper Mississippi Valley is larger) with 16,640,000 acres (26,000 sq mi) (67,300 km 2) in portions of the states of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia.
Four years ago, fire ravaged 97% of Big Basin Redwoods State Park in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Today, a hike on the Redwood Loop Trail is full of inspiring new growth. Charred by fire, these grand ...