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List of lakes of Ohio. The following is a list of lakes in Ohio. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, there are approximately 50,000 lakes and small ponds, with a total surface area of 200,000 acres, and among these there are 2,200 lakes of 5 acres (2.0 ha) or greater with a total surface area of 134,000 acres. [1] Of the ...
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. 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 is a 981-mile-long (1,579 km) river in the United States. It is located at the boundary of the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from western Pennsylvania to its mouth on the Mississippi River at the southern tip of Illinois. It is the third largest river by discharge volume in the United ...
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.
Map of the Muskingum River watershed Aerial view of the Ohio and Muskingum Rivers at Marietta, Ohio. The Muskingum River (/ m ə ˈ s k ɪ ŋ (ɡ) ə m / mə-SKING-(g)əm; Shawnee: Wakatamothiipi) [4] is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles (179 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. An important commercial route ...
Lake Erie (42.2° N, 81.2W) has a mean elevation of 571 feet (174 m) [8] above sea level. It has a surface area of 9,990 square miles (25,874 km 2) [7] with a length of 241 statute miles (388 km; 209 nmi) [7] and breadth of 57 statute miles (92 km; 50 nmi) [7] at its widest points. It is the shallowest of the Great Lakes with an average depth ...
Some water from the lakes reaches Lake Erie and some flows to the Ohio River. [ 2 ] There is an unincorporated community named Portage Lakes in Summit County , near 41°00′26″N 081°31′37″W / 41.00722°N 81.52694°W / 41.00722; -81.52694 Elevation: 1,053 feet (321 m), [ 3 ] in the
Contents. Grand River (Ohio) 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).