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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 ...
G. Galley Run. Gillespie Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) Glenns Run (Ohio River tributary) Goose Creek (Louisville, Kentucky) Great Miami River. Green River (Kentucky) Guyandotte River.
The Ohio River at Cairo is 281,500 cu ft/s (7,960 m 3 /s); [2] 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.
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.
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]
757.4 cu ft/s (21.45 m 3 /s), USGS water years 1974-2019 [ 4] The Mad River ( Shawnee: Hathennithiipi [ 5]) is a stream located in the west central part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It flows 66 miles (106 km) [ 6] from Logan County to downtown Dayton, where it meets the Great Miami River. The stream flows southwest from its source near Campbell ...
This is a list of locks and dams of the Ohio River, which begins at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at The Point in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and ends at the confluence of the Ohio River and the Mississippi River, in Cairo, Illinois . A map and diagram of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers operated locks and dams on the Ohio River.
USGS Cataloging Unit. 04110004 [ 1] The Grand River is a tributary of Lake Erie, 102.7 miles (165.3 km) long, [ 2] in northeastern Ohio in the United States. [ 3] Via Lake Erie, the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, it is part of the watershed of the St. Lawrence River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. It drains an area of 712 mi² (1844 km²).