Ohio River

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
waterway
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
basinIncludesState Alabama
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
country United States of America
surface form: United States
drainageArea over 189000 square miles
over 490000 square kilometers
flowsThroughCity Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
surface form: Cincinnati, Ohio

Covington, Kentucky
Evansville, Indiana, United States
surface form: Evansville, Indiana

Louisville, Kentucky
Paducah, Kentucky, United States
surface form: 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
Great Miami River
surface form: Miami River (Great Miami River)

Scioto River
Tennessee River
Wabash River
mouth Mississippi River
surface form: Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois
navigable yes
partOfWatershed Mississippi River basin
surface form: Mississippi River Basin
sourceRiver Allegheny River
Monongahela River
tributaryOf Mississippi River
usedFor commercial navigation
hydroelectric power generation
industrial water supply
recreation

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Monaca inlandWaterBody Ohio River
Riverfront Stadium adjacentTo Ohio River
Marietta, Ohio locatedOnRiver Ohio River
Northwest Territory borderedBy Ohio River
Beaver locatedOnRiver Ohio River
subject surface form: Beaver, Pennsylvania
Hopewell Township bordersWaterBody Ohio River
subject surface form: Hopewell Township, Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Humana Building hasViewOf Ohio River
West Virginia Route 2 follows Ohio River
Ohio and Erie Canal connectsWith Ohio River
Great Miami River mouthOf Ohio River
Great Miami River tributaryOf Ohio River
Fort Thomas, Kentucky adjacentTo Ohio River
Army of the Ohio namedAfter Ohio River
Wabash River tributaryOf Ohio River
Wabash River mouthLocation Ohio River
Southern Indiana borderedBy Ohio River
Indian Hills, Kentucky, United States locatedNear Ohio River
subject surface form: Indian Hills, Kentucky
Ambridge locatedOn Ohio River
Ambridge borderedBy Ohio River
Scioto River mouthOf Ohio River
Scioto River tributaryOf Ohio River
Aliquippa locatedOnRiver Ohio River
Little Kanawha River mouth Ohio River
Little Kanawha River tributaryOf Ohio River
Chartiers Creek mouthOf Ohio River
Chartiers Creek tributaryOf Ohio River
Newport locatedOn Ohio River
Newport riverBankCityOf Ohio River