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The '''Ohio River''' is the largest tributary of the [[Mississippi River]], by volume. | The '''Ohio River''' is the largest tributary of the [[Mississippi River]], by volume. | ||
The Ohio River drains a basin of 204000 square miles.<ref name=usaceOhio1983-01/> The [[Allegheny River|Allegheny]] and [[Monongahela River|Monongahela]] rivers meet at what is now [[Pittsburgh]], to form the Ohio. Other tributaries include the [[Green River|Green]], [[Cumberland River|Cumberland, [[Tennessee River|Tennessee]] [[Beaver River (Ohio)|Beaver]], [[Muskingum River|Muskingum]], [[Scioto River|Scioto]], [[Miami River|Miami]], and [[Wabash River|Wabash]] rivers | |||
==References== | |||
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<ref name=usaceOhio1983-01> | |||
{{cite book | |||
| url = https://www.iwr.usace.army.mil/Portals/70/docs/iwrreports/IWR004-002287-002364.pdf | |||
| title = History of Navigation in the Ohio River Basin | |||
| publisher = [[US Army Corps of Engineers]] | |||
| author = Michael C. Robinson | |||
| date = January 1983 | |||
| accessdate = 2021-03-15 | |||
}} | |||
</ref> | |||
}} | |||
Revision as of 18:18, 15 March 2021
The Ohio River is the largest tributary of the Mississippi River, by volume.
The Ohio River drains a basin of 204000 square miles.[1] The Allegheny and Monongahela rivers meet at what is now Pittsburgh, to form the Ohio. Other tributaries include the Green, [[Cumberland River|Cumberland, Tennessee Beaver, Muskingum, Scioto, Miami, and Wabash rivers
References
- ↑ Michael C. Robinson (January 1983). History of Navigation in the Ohio River Basin. US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved on 2021-03-15.