Ohio Map With Rivers
Ohio rivers shown on the map.
Ohio map with rivers. Hover to zoom map. Auglaize river big darby creek big walnut creek blanchard river cuyahoga river grand river great miami river hoking river killbuck creek licking river little miami river mad river mahoning river maumee river muskingum river ohio river olentangy river paint creek raccoon creek sandusky river scioto river st. During the american revolution in 1776 the british military engineer john montrésor created a map of the river showing the strategic location of fort pitt including specific navigational information about the ohio river s rapids and tributaries in that area. Areas north of the divide drain into the great lakes.
152884 bytes 149 3 kb map dimensions. You can resize this map. The ohio river is a 981 mile 1 579 km long river in the united states. And the stillwater river and greenville creek are state designated scenic rivers.
It is the largest northern tributary of the ohio river. This map shows the major streams and rivers of ohio and some of the larger lakes. Department of the interior and the only one in ohio. 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.
Marys river and tuscarawas river. Wikimedia commons has media related to rivers of ohio. 2445px x 2067px colors resize this map. Ohio county map2457 x 2076 126 85k png.
The ohio river forms its southern border though nearly all of the river itself belongs to kentucky and west virginia. Ohio has approximately 29 113 miles of river of which 212 9 miles are designated as wild scenic less than 1 of the state s river miles. It is 981 miles long and it forms boundaries for the states of ohio kentucky illinois indiana and west virginia before finally going to its headwaters in pennsylvania. Ohio rivers and lakes ohio maps.
The ohio river is the one of the most important tributaries to the mississippi river. Enter height or width below and click on submit ohio maps. Ohio plant hardiness zone map2212 x 2888 268 29k png. The wabash is the state river of indiana and has been mentioned in the state song.
It is its widest a little to the west of downtown louisville where it is one mile wide. Click on the ohio rivers and lakes to view it full screen. However the treaty of paris 1783 gave the entire ohio valley to the united states. The depth of the river in ohio is shallow and impassable by boat but the volume increases as tributaries join the river close to the border with indiana.
View larger map big little darby creeks. Map of the ohio river and its basin or the land that it drains. Cities on the ohio river include evansville indiana. Rising sun on the ohio river.
The wabash river flows for 503 miles from northwest ohio through indiana to southern illinois where it drains into the ohio river. Lawrence seaway divide crosses northern ohio. The river demarcates the illinois indiana border. Built between 1847 and 1849 the wheeling suspension bridge was the.