Little Scioto River (Ohio River)

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

Near its confluence with the Ohio River at Sciotoville
Length 43 miles (69 km)
Mouth elevation ft ( m)
Basin area 233 mi² (603 km²)

The Little Scioto River is a tributary of the Ohio River, about 42.8 miles (68.9 km) long,[1] in southern Ohio in the United States. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 233 square miles (600 km2).[2]

The Little Scioto River rises in western Jackson County and flows generally southwardly into Scioto County, near Minford. It flows into the Ohio River in the eastern part of the city of Portsmouth,[3] 6 mi (10 km) east of the town's center.[4]

The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Little Scioto River" as the stream's name in 1913. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Little Scioto has also been known historically as "Brushy Fork," "Little Siota River" and "Little Sciota River."[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 26, 2011
  2. ↑ Map of Ohio watersheds
  3. ↑ DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1
  4. ↑ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Little Scioto River

Coordinates: 38°45′18″N 82°53′05″W / 38.7551°N 82.8846°W