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Ohio River

The Ohio River (Seneca: Ohi:yo') is a 981-mile-long (1,579 km) river in the United States. It begins in the Northeast and serves as the boundary between the Midwestern and Southern United States, flowing in a southwesterly direction from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to its mouth on the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois. It is the third largest river by…

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2nd source
Monongahela River
Basin size
203,940 mi2 (528,200 km2)
Cities
Pittsburgh, PA; East Liverpool, OH; Steubenville, OH; Wheeling, WV; Parkersburg, WV; Huntington, WV; Ashland, KY; Portsmouth, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Louisville, KY; Owensboro, KY;…
Country
United States
Length
981 mi (1,579 km)
Mouth
Mississippi River

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Economy

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Ohio River

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Triples332
Avg. degree1.99
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Ohio River

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related to 19th century · 31
Ohio River → After, American, Because, Cave-In-Rock, Cincinnati, Dan Emmett, During, Illinois, In, Indiana, Kentucky, Known, Largely, Louis, Mike Fink, Mississippi, Mississippi River, Missouri, Missouri River, North Carolina
related to Ecology · 28
Ohio River → Asian, Between, Common, Emery, Erich, Five, For, Illinois, Indiana, Invasive, John, Kentucky, Many, Mercury, More, Ohio, Ohio River Basin, Only, ORSANCO, Since
related to Economy · 25
Ohio River → Appalachia, Appalachian, Cincinnati, Deep Disadvantage, Evansville, In, Index, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Luke Shaefer, Major, McDowell County, Michigan's Poverty Solutions, Ohio, Ohio Valley, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Regular, The
related to Border disputes · 23
Ohio River → Although, Both Illinois, Congress, Evansville, Illinois, Illinois's, Indiana, Kentucky, Kentucky's, Marble Hill Nuclear Power, Metropolis, Ohio, Other, Plant, Similarly, Supreme Court, The, This, Thus Wheeling Island, Union
related to Course and watershed · 22
Ohio River → Allegheny, Allegheny-Ohio, American, Beaver, British, Chester, East Liverpool, European, French, From, Mississippi, Monongahela, Ohio, Ohioville, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Point State Park, The, The Indians, The Ohio River
related to River depth · 21
Ohio River → Atmospheric Administration's Ohio River, Cairo, Cincinnati, Dam, Falls, Forecast Center, From, From Louisville, However, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisville, McAlpine Locks, Mississippi, National Oceanic, Ohio, Pittsburgh, Smithland Lock, The, The Ohio River
related to External links · 20
Ohio River → Archived June, Collier's New Encyclopedia, Dam, Encyclopædia Britannica, Forecast Center, Geological Survey, Mississippi River Forecast Center, New International Encyclopedia, Ohio, PA, Smithland Lock, Texts, The American Cyclopædia, The New Student's Reference, United States, Vol, Wayback MachineNWS Ohio River, Wikisource, Wiktionary-logo-en-v2, Work
related to Geology · 20
Ohio River → Allegheny, Before, By, Cairo, Cumberland, From, Green, Illinois, Kanawha, Kentucky, Monongahela, North America, Ohio, Ohio Valley, Pittsburgh, Sandy, Teays, Tennessee, The, The Teays River
related to Pollution · 16
Ohio River → American, As, Chemours Chemical, Clean Water Act, Electric, Louisville Gas, Monongahela River, North American Stainless, ORSANCO, The, The Ohio, The Ohio River, These, United States, West Virginia/Pennsylvania, When
related to European arrival · 14
Ohio River → Abraham Wood's, Appalachian, Arthur, Batts, Colonel Wood, Europeans, Fallam, Frenchman Robert, La Salle's, Needham, Ohio, Several, Virginian, Virginians

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river ohio mississippi virginia kentucky states west indiana illinois pennsylvania louisville along united new water pittsburgh north southern allegheny rivers

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Ohio River2nd sourceMonongahela River1.00infobox
Ohio RiverBasin size203,940 mi2 (528,200 km2)1.00infobox
Ohio RiverCitiesPittsburgh, PA; East Liverpool, OH; Steubenville, OH; Wheeling, WV; Parkersburg, WV; Huntington, WV; Ashland, KY; Portsmouth, OH; Cincinnati, OH; Louisville, KY; Owensboro, KY;…1.00infobox
Ohio RiverCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Ohio RiverLength981 mi (1,579 km)1.00infobox
Ohio RiverMouthMississippi River1.00infobox
Ohio RiverNative nameOhi:yo' (Seneca)1.00infobox
Ohio RiverProgressionMississippi River → Gulf of Mexico1.00infobox
Ohio RiverSourceAllegheny River1.00infobox
Ohio RiverStatesPennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois1.00infobox
Ohio River• average(Period: 1951–1980) 281,000 cu ft/s (8,000 m3/s)1.00infobox
Ohio River• average(Period: 2013–2023) 338,000 cu ft/s (9,600 m3/s)1.00infobox
Ohio River• average(Period: 1928–2014) 279,100 cu ft/s (7,900 m3/s)1.00infobox
Ohio River• average(Period: 1929–2020) 120,800 cu ft/s (3,420 m3/s)1.00infobox
Ohio River• average(Period: 1934–2023) 34,020 cu ft/s (963 m3/s)1.00infobox
Ohio River• coordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
Ohio River• coordinates39°27′53″N 80°09′13″W / 39.46472°N 80.15361°W / 39.46472; -80.153611.00infobox
Ohio River• coordinates40°26′32″N 80°00′52″W / 40.44222°N 80.01444°W / 40.44222; -80.014441.00infobox
Ohio River• coordinates36°59′12″N 89°07′50″W / 36.98667°N 89.13056°W / 36.98667; -89.130561.00infobox
Ohio River• elevation2,240 ft (680 m)1.00infobox
Ohio River• elevation880 ft (270 m)1.00infobox
Ohio River• elevation730 ft (220 m)1.00infobox
Ohio River• elevation290 ft (88 m)1.00infobox
Ohio River• leftLittle Kanawha River, Kanawha River, Guyandotte River, Big Sandy River, Little Sandy River, Licking River, Kentucky River, Salt River, Green River, Cumberland River, Tennessee R…1.00infobox
Ohio River• locationAllegany Township, PA1.00infobox
Ohio River• locationFairmont, WV1.00infobox
Ohio River• locationPittsburgh, PA1.00infobox
Ohio River• locationat Cairo, IL1.00infobox
Ohio River• locationCairo, IL1.00infobox
Ohio River• locationOlmsted, IL1.00infobox

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