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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Bethany, Virginia locatedNear Ohio River
Fort Duquesne locatedIn Ohio River
this entity surface form: Forks of the Ohio River
Fort Duquesne locatedOnRiver Ohio River
Huntington, West Virginia, United States locatedOnRiver Ohio River
subject surface form: Huntington, West Virginia
Cloverport, Kentucky borderedBy Ohio River
Abraham Lincoln Bridge crosses Ohio River
Downstate Illinois hasRiver Ohio River
Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States locatedOn Ohio River
subject surface form: Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Clermont County, Ohio borders Ohio River
Interstate 24 crossesRiver Ohio River
Art Rooney Avenue in Pittsburgh hasNearbyLandmark Ohio River
subject surface form: Art Rooney Avenue
Bellaire, Ohio, United States locatedOnRiver Ohio River
subject surface form: Bellaire, Ohio
Newport on the Levee locatedOn Ohio River
Newport on the Levee overlooks Ohio River
BB Riverboats locatedOnRiver Ohio River
BB Riverboats operatesOn Ohio River
Crescent City locatedOn Ohio River
Purple People Bridge crosses Ohio River
Purple People Bridge hasViewOf Ohio River
Eden Park hasView Ohio River
Ashland, Kentucky locatedOnRiver Ohio River
Southeast Indiana hasRiver Ohio River
Ohio–Kentucky border follows Ohio River
Kentucky River mouthOf Ohio River