Shade River

Shade River
The East Branch of the Shade River in Chester Township in 2006
Country United States
State Ohio
Tributaries
 - left East Branch Shade River
Source West Branch Shade River
 - location Scipio Township, Meigs County
 - elevation 853 ft (260 m) [1]
 - length 20.8 mi (33 km) [2]
 - coordinates  [3]
Secondary source Middle Branch Shade River
 - location Athens Township, Athens County
 - elevation 950 ft (290 m) [1]
 - length 28.5 mi (46 km) [2]
 - coordinates  [4]
Source confluence
 - location Chester Township, Meigs County
 - elevation 574 ft (175 m) [1]
 - coordinates  [5]
Mouth Ohio River
 - location Olive Township, Meigs County
 - elevation 561 ft (171 m) [6]
 - coordinates  [5]
Length 17.4 mi (28 km) [2]
Basin 221 sq mi (572 km2) [2]
Discharge for near Chester
 - average 174 cu ft/s (5 m3/s) [7]
 - max 15,600 cu ft/s (442 m3/s)
 - min 0.17 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)
Location of the mouth of the Shade River in Meigs County, Ohio

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 (570 km2) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. The Shade River is 17.4 miles (28.0 km) long, or 38.2 miles (61.5 km) including its west branch.[2]

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]

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]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Shade River has also been known historically as "Shade Creek" and as "Devils Hole Creek."[5]

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.[7]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Ohio Department of Natural Resources (August 2001). "Gazetteer of Ohio Streams". p. 65. http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/7/pubs/pdfs/gazetteer_of_ohio_streams.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 
  3. ^ a b Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for West Branch Shade River (Feature ID #1067045)". http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1067045. Retrieved 2007-05-20. 
  4. ^ a b Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Middle Branch Shade River (Feature ID #1075196)". http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1075196. Retrieved 2007-05-20. 
  5. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Shade River (Feature ID #1066950)". http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1066950. Retrieved 2007-05-20. 
  6. ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS mouth coordinates
  7. ^ a b Mangus, J. P.; S. R. Frum (2005). "Surface-water records, Hocking River through Symmes Creek Basins". USGS Ohio Water Resources Data, Water Year 2005. United States Geological Survey. p. 20. http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-oh-05/pdf/vol_1/OHwy05vol1_Pt3.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-04. 
  8. ^ a b c d e Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1991. 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)". http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1075763. Retrieved 2007-05-20.