Ashtabula River
| Ashtabula River | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Origin |
41°48′51″N 80°36′57″W / 41.81417°N 80.61583°W[1] Confluence of east and west branches in Monroe Township, Ashtabula County |
| Mouth | 41°54′36″N 80°47′55″W / 41.91000°N 80.79861°WCoordinates: 41°54′36″N 80°47′55″W / 41.91000°N 80.79861°W[1] Lake Erie at Ashtabula, Ohio |
| Basin countries | United States of America |
| Length | 40 miles (64 km) |
| Source elevation | 850 feet (260 m)[2] |
| Mouth elevation | 571 feet (174 m)[1] |
| Basin area | 137 square miles (350 km2)[3] |
The Ashtabula River[4] is a river located northeast of Cleveland in Ohio. The river flows into Lake Erie at the city of Ashtabula, Ohio. It is 40 miles (64 km) in length and drains 137 square miles (350 km2).
Name
The Algonquian,[5][6] or the Iroquois,[7] called the Ashtabula river "Hash-tah-buh-lah", meaning "river of many fish".
According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Ashtabula River has also been known as:[1]
- Ashtibula River
- Riviere Auscubalu
- Riviere Oscubolu
Watershed
On October 30, 2008 the river was designated a State Scenic River by the Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
Pollution
In 1985 the first two miles of the river was named an Area of Concern by the International Joint Commission, primarily because of Fields Brook, a tributary that had received discharges from 19 industries between the 1940s and 1970s. The cleanup was deemed complete in 2014.[8]
Tributaries
- Fields Brook
- Strong Brook
- Hubbard Run
- Ashtabula Creek
- West Branch Ashtabula River
- East Branch Ashtabula River
See also
- List of rivers of Ohio
- Ashtabula, Ohio
- Ashtabula River Railroad Disaster
- USS Ashtabula (AO-51)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ashtabula River
- ↑ United States Geological Survey. Pierpont quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1994.
- ↑ "Map of Ohio watersheds".
- ↑ United States Geological Survey Hydrological Unit Code: 04-11-00-03-050
- ↑ "History Page - City of Ashtabula".
- ↑ Rose, William Ganson (1950). Cleveland: The Making of a City. Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press. p. 1065. ISBN 0873384288.
- ↑ "Ashtabula River | Great Lakes | US EPA".
- ↑ Sheil, Bill (2014-09-07). "It's Official: Ashtabula River Is Clean After 25-year Project". WJW-TV. Retrieved 2014-09-08.
