Mahoning River
| Mahoning River | ||
 The Mahoning River within the Beaver River Basin |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1066822 | |
| location | Northeastern state of Ohio , northwestern Pennsylvania USA | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| origin | Near Winona, Columbiana County, Ohio 40 ° 49 ′ 18 " N , 80 ° 54 ′ 12" W |
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| Source height | 390 m | |
| muzzle | Confluence with the Shenango River; both rivers form the Beaver River near New Castle, Pennsylvania Coordinates: 40 ° 57 ′ 29 " N , 80 ° 22 ′ 43" W 40 ° 57 ′ 29 " N , 80 ° 22 ′ 43" W |
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| Mouth height | 232 m | |
| Height difference | 158 m | |
| Bottom slope | 0.87 ‰ | |
| length | 182 km | |
| Catchment area | 2932 km² | |
| Right tributaries | Mosquito Creek, West Branch, Eagle Creek | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Berlin Lake, Lake Milton | |
| Big cities | Youngstown, Ohio | |
The Mahoning River is a 182 km long river in the northeastern US state of Ohio and western Pennsylvania . It forms the Beaver River at the confluence with the Shenango River . It drains into the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio River and the Mississippi River . The Mahoning River is part of the Mississippi river system and drains an area of 2,932 km 2 . The source is located in the town of Winona in Columbiana County , Ohio. The Mahoning River initially flows in a north-easterly direction, turns after about 70 km at Leavittsburg at a right angle to the south-east and joins the Shenango River at New Castle , Pennsylvania.
The river course is divided into two sections: the upper course extends from Winona to Leavittsburg and the catchment area is characterized by agriculture. The lower reaches from Leavittsburg to the mouth at New Castle and the area is densely populated and industrialized. Above all, iron and steel works have settled on both sides of the river. This results in severe pollution of the water, so that the Ohio Department of Health warns against bathing in the river and eating fish caught there. The US Army Corps of Engineers estimates the renovation costs at around 100 million US dollars and the duration at 15 years. The project is expected to start at the end of 2010.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on July 23, 2010.
- ↑ a b c GNIS - Mahoning River in Ohio and Pennsylvania , accessed July 23, 2010
- ↑ Renovation ( Memento of the original from July 3, 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 on July 23, 2010
