Researched and compiled by Carrie Birdsong
Some facts about the Ohio River:
States:
1. Location: Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois,
Missouri (through the Mississippi
River).
2. Source: Allegheny River.
3. Location: Allegany Township, Potter County,
PA.
4. Elevation: 2,240 ft. (680 m)
5. Second Source: Monongahela River
A. Location: Fairmont, West Virginia
B. Elevation: 880 ft. (270 m)
C. Source Confluence:
1. Location: Pittsburgh, PA.
2. Elevation: 730 ft. (220 m).
Mouth: Mississippi River
Location: Cairo, Illinois/Ballard County, KY
Elevation: 290 ft. (88 m).
Length: 981 mi. (1,579 km).
Basin Size: 189,422 sq mi. (490,600 km2).
Discharge:
Location: Cairo, IL (1951-1980)
Average: 281,000 cu ft/s (8,000 m3/s)(1951-1980)
Maximum: 1,850,000 cu ft/s (52,000 m3/s)
Progression: Mississippi River à Gulf of Mexico
Tributaries:
Left: Little Kanawha River, Kanawha River,
Guyandotte River, Big Sandy River,
Little Sandy River, Licking River,
Kentucky River, Salt River, Green
River, Cumberland River, Tennessee
Average: 281,000 cu ft/s (8,000 m3/s)(1951-1980)
Maximum: 1,850,000 cu ft/s (52,000 m3/s)
Progression: Mississippi River à Gulf of Mexico
Tributaries:
Left: Little Kanawha River, Kanawha River,
Guyandotte River, Big Sandy River,
Little Sandy River, Licking River,
Kentucky River, Salt River, Green
River, Cumberland River, Tennessee
River.
Right: Beaver River, Little Muskingum
River, Muskingum River, Hocking
River, Shade River, Scioto River,
Little Miami River, Great Miami
River, Wabash River.
http://www.water.ohiorivertrail.org/index.php/en/history-of-the-ohio-river
The Ohio River is formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Point State Park in Pittsburgh, PA. It ends 981 miles downstream in Cairo, IL, and flows into the Mississippi River. With the convergence of these three rivers, the Ohio is actually larger than the Mississippi. The Ohio River supplies drinking water and recreational uses for over five million people.
The Ohio River had a great significance in American history. It received its English name from the Iroquois word, Oyo, meaning The Great River. For centuries, Native Americans, like the European explorers who followed them, formed numerous civilizations along its valley and used the river as a major transportation and trading route. Many settlements were connected by its waters. In 1669, Robert de La Salle led an expedition to the Ohio River and his French party was among the first Europeans to see the river. La Salle named the river La Belle Riviere or The Beautiful River.
In 1753, a 21-year-old George Washington visited the Native American riverside village named Logstown along the Ohio River to warn the French away from the Ohio Valley and assert the claim of the British. The French and British couldn’t agree, and the dispute ended in violence, which led to the French & Indian War.
In 1801 when Thomas Jefferson became the third president of the United States, most of the country’s population lived within 50 miles of the Atlantic Ocean. In February of 1803, Congress appropriated funds for the U.S. Army expedition requested by President Jefferson, commonly known as the “Corps of Discovery.” Following the United States' purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France, Captain Merryweather Lewis traveled to Pittsburgh and began his journey west along the Ohio River. After the European-American settlement, the river again served as a primary transportation route for pioneers during the westward expansion of the early U.S.
Pittsburgh is renowned for its Three Rivers, and the Port of Pittsburgh moves more than 44 million tons of cargo annually along its three major waterways – the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers – making it the second largest inland port in the U.S. With more than 200 river terminals, the Port of Pittsburgh is the origin of destination for more tons of raw materials than any other port in the world. The Three Rivers were and still are the lifeblood of southwestern Pennsylvania, having played a major part in the development of our region and country as a whole.
River, Muskingum River, Hocking
River, Shade River, Scioto River,
Little Miami River, Great Miami
River, Wabash River.
http://www.water.ohiorivertrail.org/index.php/en/history-of-the-ohio-river
The Ohio River is formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at Point State Park in Pittsburgh, PA. It ends 981 miles downstream in Cairo, IL, and flows into the Mississippi River. With the convergence of these three rivers, the Ohio is actually larger than the Mississippi. The Ohio River supplies drinking water and recreational uses for over five million people.
The Ohio River had a great significance in American history. It received its English name from the Iroquois word, Oyo, meaning The Great River. For centuries, Native Americans, like the European explorers who followed them, formed numerous civilizations along its valley and used the river as a major transportation and trading route. Many settlements were connected by its waters. In 1669, Robert de La Salle led an expedition to the Ohio River and his French party was among the first Europeans to see the river. La Salle named the river La Belle Riviere or The Beautiful River.
In 1753, a 21-year-old George Washington visited the Native American riverside village named Logstown along the Ohio River to warn the French away from the Ohio Valley and assert the claim of the British. The French and British couldn’t agree, and the dispute ended in violence, which led to the French & Indian War.
In 1801 when Thomas Jefferson became the third president of the United States, most of the country’s population lived within 50 miles of the Atlantic Ocean. In February of 1803, Congress appropriated funds for the U.S. Army expedition requested by President Jefferson, commonly known as the “Corps of Discovery.” Following the United States' purchase of the Louisiana Territory from France, Captain Merryweather Lewis traveled to Pittsburgh and began his journey west along the Ohio River. After the European-American settlement, the river again served as a primary transportation route for pioneers during the westward expansion of the early U.S.
Pittsburgh is renowned for its Three Rivers, and the Port of Pittsburgh moves more than 44 million tons of cargo annually along its three major waterways – the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio Rivers – making it the second largest inland port in the U.S. With more than 200 river terminals, the Port of Pittsburgh is the origin of destination for more tons of raw materials than any other port in the world. The Three Rivers were and still are the lifeblood of southwestern Pennsylvania, having played a major part in the development of our region and country as a whole.
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