Ohio River

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river waterway

The Ohio River is a major waterway in the eastern United States that forms part of several state borders and serves as a key tributary of the Mississippi River.

Aliases (3)

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	river → waterway →
basinCountry	United States →
basinIncludesState	Alabama → Georgia → Illinois → Indiana → Kentucky → New York → North Carolina → Ohio → Pennsylvania → Tennessee → Virginia → West Virginia →
country	United States →
drainageArea	over 189000 square miles → over 490000 square kilometers →
flowsThroughCity	Cincinnati, Ohio → Covington, Kentucky → Evansville, Indiana → Louisville, Kentucky → Paducah, Kentucky → Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania → Wheeling, West Virginia →
formedByConfluenceAt	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania →
formsBorderBetween	Illinois and Indiana → Illinois and Kentucky → Indiana and Kentucky → Ohio and Kentucky → Ohio and West Virginia →
historicalRole	boundary between free and slave states before the American Civil War → major transportation route in early United States expansion →
length	approximately 1579 km → approximately 981 miles →
locatedIn	eastern United States →
majorTributary	Cumberland River → Green River → Kanawha River → Licking River → Miami River (Great Miami River) → Scioto River → Tennessee River → Wabash River →
mouth	Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois →
navigable	yes →
partOfWatershed	Mississippi River Basin →
sourceRiver	Allegheny River → Monongahela River →
tributaryOf	Mississippi River →
usedFor	commercial navigation → hydroelectric power generation → industrial water supply → recreation →

Referenced by (85)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Cincinnati → Cincinnati → Louisville, Kentucky → Martins Ferry, Ohio → Meade County, Kentucky → Newport, Kentucky → Paducah, Kentucky → Parkersburg, West Virginia → Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania → Steubenville, Ohio → West Point, Kentucky →	locatedOnRiver
Cincinnati metropolitan area → Hamilton County, Ohio → Illinois → Kentucky → Ohio → Pennsylvania → Southern United States → Washington County, Pennsylvania →	hasMajorRiver
Beaver County → Breckinridge County, Kentucky → Ohio Country → Territory Northwest of the River Ohio → Western Kentucky →	borderedBy
Aliquippa, Pennsylvania → Evansville, Indiana → Kentucky Derby Festival → Point Pleasant, Ohio → Thunder Over Louisville →	locatedOn
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway → Ohio → Ohio Country → Ohio Valley region →	namedAfter
Allegheny River → Monongahela River → Salt River → Tennessee River →	tributaryOf
Inland Waterway System of the United States → Inland Waterway System of the United States ("Ohio River system locks and dams") → Mississippi River basin ("Ohio River basin") →	hasPart
Evansville, Indiana → Southeastern Woodlands → West Virginia →	majorRiver
Allegheny, Pennsylvania → Downtown Paducah Historic District →	adjacentTo
Queen City → Queen City of the West →	associatedWith
Allegheny County → Midwestern United States →	contains
Cincinnati–Covington Bridge → Wheeling Suspension Bridge →	crosses
Interstate 65 → U.S. Route 50 →	crossesRiver
Allegheny River → Tennessee River →	mouth
Cincinnati–Covington Bridge → Pittsburgh region →	river
McCracken County, Kentucky →	borderedByRiver
Old Northwest →	borderFeature
Salt River ("Ohio River at West Point, Kentucky") →	confluenceWith
Kentucky Lock →	connectsToWaterwaySystem
East South Central States →	containsMajorRiver
Eastern United States →	containsRiver
Cumberland Mountains ("Ohio River basin") →	drainage
Interior Lowlands →	drainedBy
Ohio Valley region →	follows
Allegheny River →	forms
Beaver County →	hasRiver
Breckinridge County, Kentucky →	locatedAlong
Paducah, Kentucky →	locatedAtConfluenceOf
Territory Northwest of the River Ohio →	locatedInOrNextToBodyOfWater
Masonic Cemetery, Metropolis, Illinois, United States →	locatedNear
Old Northwest →	locatedNorthOf
West Point, Kentucky →	locatedSouthOf
Mississippi River →	majorTributary
Salt River →	mouthLocatedIn
Paducah Wall to Wall Murals →	near
Acrisure Stadium →	nearbyLandmark
Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant →	nearWaterBody
Muhammad Ali Center →	overlooks
Rolling Fork ("Ohio River basin") →	partOf
Cincinnati →	primaryRiver
Monongahela River →	riverMouth
Eliza Harris →	settingOfActions
Jefferson County, Kentucky →	traversedByRiver