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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.
7 paź 2024 · Ohio River, major river artery of the east-central United States. Formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at Pittsburgh, it flows northwest out of Pennsylvania, then in a general southwesterly direction to join the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois (see photograph),
19 lip 2021 · The Ohio River is a 1,579km long river in the east-central United States. The name “Ohio” has been derived from the native Seneca language, where the term “Ohi:yo’” literally means “Good River”. The Ohio River serves as a source of drinking water for over five million people and more than 25 million people live in the Ohio River ...
2 wrz 2024 · Geographical Features of the Ohio River. The Ohio River is located in the eastern United States and stretches 1,579 kilometers. As the largest tributary by volume of the Mississippi River, it flows through or borders six states and has a drainage basin that covers 14 states.
Ohio River. Dubbed “The Great River” by Indigenous North American tribes, the Ohio River weaves a tapestry of rich history and biodiversity, serving as a vital lifeline and an abundant resource for diverse ecosystems.
The Ohio River is 981 miles long, starting at the confluence of the Allegheny and the Monongahela Rivers in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and ending in Cairo, Illinois, where it flows into the Mississippi River. The Ohio River flows through or borders six states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Ohio River is a river in Paducah, MO in Cumberland Plateau, Appalachian Mountains, Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge, Allegheny Plateau. View a map of this area and more on Natural Atlas.
