Ohio River - Wikipedia
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.
Ohio River Map – Where Ohio river valley is located? - World …
2023年7月29日 · The Ohio River Valley is a region of great historical and ecological importance, and it can be explored and understood better through a dedicated map. Extending along the banks of the Ohio River and its surrounding tributaries, the valley encompasses parts of several states in the eastern United States.
Ohio River | Geography, History & Importance | Britannica
2025年1月6日 · 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),
Ohio Valley - Encyclopedia.com
2018年5月9日 · The Ohio River drains into a fertile basin that measures 203,000 square miles (528,101 square kilometers) — stretching across Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, Illinois, and Kentucky. The river is formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Ohio River - U.S. National Park Service
With the 1,200-mile extension of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail in May 2019, a fourth major North American river became an official part of the Trail – the Ohio River, joining the Mississippi, Missouri, and Columbia Rivers.
Quick Facts | The Ohio River - Ohio River Foundation
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.
The Ohio River - U.S. National Park Service
2023年12月13日 · The Ohio River was a busy highway. Indigenous residents of the valley, including Delaware, Shawnee, Haudenosaunee, and other people who had come to the valley as refugees lived in the Ohio River Valley in the late 1700s.
Ohio River Watershed – WV Rivers
2024年2月23日 · The Little Kanawha River, the Kanawha River, the Guyandotte River, and the Big Sandy River all flow directly into the Ohio. Fast Facts: The Ohio River Valley is home to 25 million people- that’s 10% of the population of the United States!
Ohio River Valley - (AP US History) - Fiveable
The Ohio River Valley is a geographic region that encompasses the area surrounding the Ohio River, which flows through several states in the eastern United States. This region became a focal point during the colonial period, especially due to its strategic importance for trade, agriculture, and territorial expansion, which ultimately led to ...
Ohio River: A Historical & Ecological Marvel - Ocean Info
From around 800 BCE to 1000 CE (the Woodland period in Ohio Valley), the native tribes built mounds and earthworks in the Ohio river valley for burial, rituals, ceremonial gatherings, and bordering and defensive purposes.