Little Scioto River (Scioto River)

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This article is about the river in central Ohio. For the river of the same name in southern Ohio, see Little Scioto River (Ohio River)

The Little Scioto River is a tributary of the Scioto River, 27.2 mi (43.8 km) long, in central Ohio in the United States. Via the Scioto and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 111 mi² (287 km²)^[1]

The Little Scioto rises south of Bucyrus in Crawford County, and flows generally southwestwardly into Marion County, passing to the west of the city of Marion. It flows into the Scioto River at Green Camp.^[2]

[edit] See also

• List of Ohio rivers

[edit] References

• Geographic Names Information System entry

1. ^ Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A Guide to Ohio Streams. Chapter 10: Major Ohio Watersheds (pdf)
2. ^ DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1