Maumee River
The Maumee River (pronounced /mɔːˈmiː/)[1] (Shawnee: Hotaawathiipi;[2] Miami-Illinois: Taawaawa siipiiwi)[3] is a river running from northeastern Indiana into northwestern Ohio and Lake Erie in the United States. The city of Toledo is located at the mouth of the Maumee.
Maumee River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
States | Indiana, Ohio |
Cities and towns | Fort Wayne, Indiana; New Haven, Indiana; Antwerp, Ohio; Cecil, Ohio; Defiance, Ohio; Florida, Ohio; Napoleon, Ohio; Grand Rapids, Ohio; Waterville, Ohio; Maumee, Ohio; Perrysburg, Ohio; Rossford, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; Oregon, Ohio |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
- location | Fort Wayne by the confluence of the St. Joseph and St. Marys |
- coordinates | 41°04′58″N 85°07′56″W |
- elevation | 750 ft (230 m) |
Mouth | |
- location | Lake Erie at Toledo |
- coordinates | 41°41′58″N 83°27′36″W |
- elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
Length | 137 miles (220 km) |
Basin size | 6,354 sq mi (16,460 km2) |
Discharge | |
- average | 5,297 cu ft/s (150.0 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Northeast |
It is the largest watershed of any of the rivers feeding the Great Lakes, and supplies five percent of Lake Erie’s water.
References
- "Maumee – Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-webster.com. Retrieved November 1, 2012.
- "Shawnees Webpage". Shawnee's Reservation. 1997. Archived from the original on 2013-06-30. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
- "Myaamiaatawaakani | Myaamia Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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