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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Portsmouth, Ohio locatedOnRiver Ohio River
Huntington locatedOnRiver Ohio River
Cumberland River mouth Ohio River
Cumberland River tributaryOf Ohio River
southern Illinois traversedBy Ohio River
subject surface form: Southern Illinois
Evansville locatedOn Ohio River
Manchester near Ohio River
subject surface form: Manchester (Pittsburgh)
North Shore locatedOnRiver Ohio River
Fort Harmar locatedOnBankOf Ohio River
Kanawha River mouth Ohio River
Kanawha River flowsInto Ohio River
Kanawha River tributaryOf Ohio River
U.S. Route 62 crossesRiver Ohio River
Mississippi Flyway follows Ohio River
Prospect, Kentucky locatedOn Ohio River
Prospect, Kentucky adjacentTo Ohio River
Ohi:yoʼ tributaryOf Ohio River
Ohi:yoʼ flowsInto Ohio River
this entity surface form: Ohio River at Pittsburgh
Ohio River basin namedAfter Ohio River
Ohio River basin hasOutlet Ohio River
Ohio Panhandle traversedBy Ohio River
Fort Steuben locatedOnRiver Ohio River
Ohio State Route 7 follows Ohio River
eastern Ohio borders Ohio River
subject surface form: Eastern Ohio
eastern Ohio drainedBy Ohio River
subject surface form: Eastern Ohio
U.S. Route 60 followsFeature Ohio River
this entity surface form: Ohio River (in parts of Kentucky)
U.S. Route 60 crossesFeature Ohio River
Illinois Territory locatedOn Ohio River
Kentucky frontier hasKeyPlace Ohio River
Green River tributaryOf Ohio River
Fort Finney locatedOn Ohio River
Gallipolis, Ohio, United States locatedOnRiver Ohio River
subject surface form: Gallipolis, Ohio
Henry Miller Shreve workLocation Ohio River
Fort McIntosh locatedOnWaterway Ohio River
Floyd County, Indiana borderedBy Ohio River
Floyd County, Indiana isOnRiver Ohio River