Grand River (Lake Erie, Ohio)
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Water code | US : 1066727 | |
location | northwest Ohio (USA) | |
River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
Drain over | Niagara River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
source | 3 miles south of the village of Middlefield in southeastern Geauga County, OH 41 ° 24 ′ 50 ″ N , 81 ° 4 ′ 40 ″ W |
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Source height | 376 m | |
muzzle | Lake Erie at Fairport Harbor , Lake County, OH Coordinates: 41 ° 45 ′ 37 " N , 81 ° 16 ′ 50" W 41 ° 45 ′ 37 " N , 81 ° 16 ′ 50" W |
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Mouth height | 175 m | |
Height difference | 201 m | |
Bottom slope | 1.3 ‰ | |
length | 158 km | |
Catchment area | 1844 km² | |
Ports | Fairport Harbor, OH |
The Grand River is a 158 km long tributary of Lake Erie on its south bank in the northwestern US state of Ohio .
Together with its tributaries, the Grand River drains a total of 1844 km², which lie in the catchment area of Lake Erie. The river rises 3 miles south of the village of Middlefield in southeastern Geauga County , first flows southeast into Trumbull County and turns north at West Farmington into Ashtabula County . At Austinburg, the Grand River bends west into Lake County and flows into Lake Erie at Fairport Harbor .
On July 28, 2006, the Grand River and its tributaries flooded their banks, causing significant flood damage in Lake and Ashtabula Counties. The river reached a peak height of 3.35 m above normal. The city of Painesville fell more than 275mm of rain on July 27-28 , 2006, and Lake, Geauga, and Ashtabula counties were declared a disaster area. More than 600 people had to be evacuated.
Web links
- Grand River Watershed
- Flood on the Grand River (PDF; 1.6 MB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on July 27, 2010.
- ↑ a b c Grand River Watershed ( Memento of the original from February 24, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 27, 2010
- ↑ Flood on the Grand River (PDF; 1.6 MB)