Shade River

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Shade River
none The East Branch of the Shade River in Chester Township in 2006
The East Branch of the Shade River in Chester Township in 2006
Country United States
State Ohio
Watershed 221 sq mi (572 km²) [1]
Discharge at near Chester
 - average 174 cu ft/s (5 m³/s) [2]
 - maximum 15,600 cu ft/s (442 m³/s)
 - minimum 0.17 cu ft/s (0 m³/s)
Primary source Middle Branch Shade River
 - location Athens Township, Athens County
 - coordinates 39°18′33″N 82°04′52″W / 39.30917, -82.08111 [3]
 - elevation 950 ft (290 m) [4]
Other source West Branch Shade River
 - location Scipio Township, Meigs County
 - coordinates 39°11′28″N 82°09′24″W / 39.19111, -82.15667 [5]
 - elevation 853 ft (260 m) [4]
Source confluence
 - location Chester Township, Meigs County
 - coordinates 39°05′58″N 81°55′21″W / 39.09944, -81.9225 [6]
 - elevation 574 ft (175 m) [4]
Mouth Ohio River
 - location Olive Township, Meigs County
 - coordinates 39°04′03″N 81°48′49″W / 39.0675, -81.81361 [6]
 - elevation 561 ft (171 m) [7]
Major tributaries
 - left East Branch Shade River

The Shade River is a tributary of the Ohio River in southeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 221 square miles (572 km²) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the river has also been known historically as "Shade Creek" and as "Devils Hole Creek."[6]

The Shade River flows predominantly as three streams, its east, middle, and west branches. It is formed by the confluence of its middle and west branches, and collects its east branch shortly thereafter:[8]

  • The West Branch Shade River rises in Scipio Township in Meigs County, at an elevation of 853 feet (260 m), and flows east-southeastwardly for 21 miles (34 km) through Bedford and Chester Townships.[5][8]
  • The East Branch Shade River rises in Lodi Township in Athens County, at an elevation of 916 feet (279 m), and flows south-southeastwardly through Carthage Township in Athens County, and Orange and Chester Townships in Meigs County.[4][8][9]

From the confluence of the middle and west branches in Chester Township, the Shade River flows generally eastwardly, past the community of Chester. It collects its east branch from the north at the community of Keno, and enters the Ohio River in Olive Township, approximately one mile (2 km) south of the community of Long Bottom.[8]

[edit] Flow rate

At the United States Geological Survey's stream gauge downstream of Chester, the annual mean flow of the river between 1965 and 2005 was 174 ft³/s (5 m³/s). The highest recorded flow during the period was 15,600 ft³/s (442 m³/s) on March 2, 1997. The lowest recorded flow was 0.17 ft³/s (0 m³/s) on September 28, 1987.[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Ohio Department of Natural Resources (1999). Division of Water: Principal streams and their drainage areas. Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
  2. ^ a b Mangus, J. P.; S. R. Frum. USGS Ohio Water Resources Data, Water Year 2005. Surface-water records, Hocking River through Symmes Creek Basins (p. 78-108). United States Geological Survey. Retrieved on 2007-05-21.
  3. ^ a b Geographic Names Information System. Geographic Names Information System entry for Middle Branch Shade River (Feature ID #1075196). Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
  4. ^ a b c d Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates
  5. ^ a b Geographic Names Information System. Geographic Names Information System entry for West Branch Shade River (Feature ID #1067045). Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
  6. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. Geographic Names Information System entry for Shade River (Feature ID #1066950). Retrieved on 2007-05-20.
  7. ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS mouth coordinates
  8. ^ a b c d e (1991) Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme, pp. 80-81. ISBN 0-89933-233-1. 
  9. ^ Geographic Names Information System. Geographic Names Information System entry for East Branch Shade River (Feature ID #1075763). Retrieved on 2007-05-20.