Ohio River
Ohio River Valley Ecosystem Team
The Ohio River Valley ecosystem drains a total area of approximately 141,000 square miles and includes portions of 10 states. The Ohio River, which is the backbone of this ecosystem, is formed by the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers and flows 981 miles in a southwesterly direction to its confluence with the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois. ... Watershed Outreach at Tall Stacks Festival on the River, Cincinnati, OH ... [Read More]
Ohio River Valley Ecosystem Team
The Ohio River Basin (Figure 1) drains a total area of approximately141,000 square miles (excluding the Tennessee and Cumberland river watersheds aswell as the New River drainage in the western portions of Virginia and NorthCarolina) and includes portions of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, NewYork, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The Ohio, theecosystem's primary river, is formed by the confluence of the Allegheny andMonongahela rivers at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Major tributaries flowing intothe Ohio, from upstream to downstream, include the Muskingum, Kanawha,Guyandotte, Big Sandy, Scioto, Licking, Great Miami, Kentucky, Green, and Wabashrivers. The Ohio flows 981 miles in a southwesterly direction, joining theMississippi River at Cairo, Illinois. ... [Read More]
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge
The Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge stands out as a very different place along the Ohio River. Barges burdened with coal move slowly but efficiently through the water, power plants and industry loom on the riverbanks, jet skis rush by catching the waves of other boats. Refuge islands are places apart from all the busy activity and offer wildlife a chance to remain part of the river scene. ... Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1990 to protect, conserve, and restore habitat for wildlife native to the river's floodplain. The refuge consists of twenty-two islands and three mainland tracts scattered along nearly 400 miles of the Ohio River. Most of the refuge's 3300 acres of land and underwater habitat are located in West Virginia; however, Pennsylvania and Kentucky each have two refuge islands. ... [Read More]
Welcome to the DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife Web Site
A person holding an Indiana fishing license (resident or non-resident), or is exempt from having a license in Indiana, may fish from either bank of the Ohio River, or any part of the main stem of the Ohio River by boat. The interstate reciprocal license agreement with Kentucky does not apply to tributaries of the Ohio River in either state. To fish the tributaries you must obtain a license from that state. ... Paddlefish may only be taken from the Ohio River from Feb. 1 to May 10. Any paddlefish caught from public lakes, streams or other rivers in Indiana must be returned. You may not sort or release any lawfully snagged paddlefish. After two paddlefish are taken, no more snagging is allowed. Snagging is prohibited within 200 yards of a dam on the Ohio River. ... [Read More]
Ohio River Valley Youth Center
Ohio River Valley Juvenile Correctional Facility a high-security juvenile correctional facility for males adjudicated through the Juvenile Courts in the southern half of Ohio. Ohio River Valley Juvenile Correctional Facility (ORVJCF) opened its doors in January of 1997 and has a mission to provide an atmosphere of safety and security, fostering a therapeutic, pro-social environment wherein a youth may choose to live crime free upon their release. ... Ohio River Valley Juvenile Correctional Facility ... [Read More]
West Virginia DNR - Ohio River Fisheries Management Plan
Habitat Enhancement: Spawning and nursery habitat for nest spawning species will be constructed in selected embayments of the Belleville Pool in 2005 and extended throughout the river in ensuing years. In river habitat structures will be constructed where appropriate following the planning and permitting process. ... Tailwater Angler Survey: As part of ongoing information-gathering efforts angler surveys will be conducted at two tailwaters during the sauger fishing period in 2007-2008. WVDNR and Ohio River Fishery Management Team (ORFMT) staff will provide input on survey design. ... [Read More]
LMRFC - Mississippi and Ohio River Forecast
000SRUS44 KORN 181355RVAORN RIVER FORECAST...LOWER OHIO/MISSISSIPPI RIVER LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER FORECAST CENTER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SLIDELL LA 910AM CDT MON JUL 18 2005 PROJ FLOW TDA D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 BARKLEY DAM 28 28 28 28 28 15 KENTUCKY DAM 37 40 40 40 40 20 RIVER STAGE FORECASTS (A)BV STATION FS 7AM 24HR ....F O R E C A S T..... (B)LO STG CHG 0719 0720 0721 0722 0723 CREST/DATE FS OHIO RIVER SMITHLAND TW 40 12.8 +1.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.2 PADUCAH 39 15.8 +0.9 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7 15.7 CAIRO 40 14.2 -0.5 14.6 14.6 14.4 14.1 13.9 MISSISSIPPI RIVER CAPE GIRARDEAU 32 12.6 -0.8 11.6 10.8 10.2 9.8 9.5 NEW MADRID 34 4.1 -1.9 4.1 4.2 4.1 3.9 3.7 TIPTONVILLE 37 6.7 -1.9 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.0 5.8 CARUTHERSVILLE 32 8.0 -1.7 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.0 6.8 MEMPHIS 34 2.2 -1.4 1.0 -0.2 -0.5 -0.5 -0.6 HELENA 44 10.1 -1.7 8.8 7.7 6.6 6.3 6.3 ARKANSAS CITY 37 11.9 -0.2 10.9 10.0 9.2 8.5 8.3 GREENVILLE 48 22.5 0.0 21.9 21.0 20.2 19.5 19.1 VICKSBURG 43 15.6 +0.8 15.6 15.0 14.1 13.3 12.6 NATCHEZ 48 22.2 +1.1 23. ... [Read More]
The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820 (American Memory, Library of Congress)
The First American West: The Ohio River Valley, 1750-1820 consists of 15,000 pages of original historical material documenting theland, peoples, exploration, and transformation of the trans-AppalachianWest from the mid-eighteenth to the early nineteenth century. Thecollection is drawn from the holdings of the University of ChicagoLibrary and the Filson Historical Society of Louisville, Kentucky. Amongthe sources included are books, periodicals, newspapers, pamphlets,scientific publications, broadsides, letters, journals, legal documents,ledgers and other financial records, maps, physical artifacts, andpictorial images. The collection documents the travels of the first Europeans to enter the trans-Appalachian West, the maps tracing their explorations, their relations with Native Americans , and their theories about the region's mounds and other ancient earthworks. Naturalists and other scientists describe Western bird life and bones of prehistoric animals. Books and letters ... [Read More]
River Watch - Ohio River Basin
The National Weather Service continues to create easier ways for you to receive your hydrologic information. The River Watch Mississippi River Basin site is an example of this desire. As this site evolves, it will include data in a consistently formatted product. In the mean time, please send us your comments so that we can better serve you. ... Ohio River Basin Forecasts ... >Ohio River includes Pittsburgh, PA - Dashields Dam, PA - Montgomery Dam, PA - New Cumberland Dam, WV - Pike Island Dam, WV - Wheeling, WV - Hannibal Dam, OH ... [Read More]
Mississippi River Forecasts - Ohio River, Missouri River, Illinios River
in order to make it easier to get all of your Mississippi mainstem river forecast information from one central location. Just click on the river basin of your choice to get the updated stages and forecasts. ... The National Weather Service continues to create easier ways for you to receive your hydrologic information. The River Watch Mississippi River Basin site is an example of this desire. As this site evolves, it will include data in a consistently formatted product. In the mean time, please send us your comments so that we can better serve you. ... [Read More]
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