Sandusky River
| Sandusky River | ||
 Map of the catchment area of the Sandusky River |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1066185 | |
| location | Ohio (USA) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Niagara River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source |
Walton Lake , Richland County 40 ° 47 ′ 41 ″ N , 82 ° 47 ′ 7 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in Sandusky County in Lake Erie Coordinates: 41 ° 26 ′ 52 " N , 83 ° 0 ′ 10" W 41 ° 26 ′ 52 " N , 83 ° 0 ′ 10" W |
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| Mouth height |
174 m
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| length | 240 km | |
 Sandusky River below Fremont, OH |
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The Sandusky River is a tributary of Lake Erie in northern Ohio (United States). Sandusky is approximately 150 mi (150 mi) long and flows into Lake Erie at Sandusky Bay .
River course
The Sandusky River begins on spring-fed Walton Lake in western Richland County, west of Ontario, and initially flows west in Crawford County through the towns of Crestline and Bucyrus . From Wyandot County the Sandusky flows north through Seneca and Sandusky Counties . Before it flows into Sandusky Bay, the cities of Upper Sandusky , Tiffin and Fremont are passed as the river continues .
In 1970, the course of the river between Upper Sandusky and Fremont was declared a State Scenic River by the state government, see National Wild and Scenic River .
Little Sandusky River
| Little Sandusky River | ||
| Water code | US : 1057801 | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Sandusky River → Niagara River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | in Marion County 40 ° 42 ′ 6 " N , 83 ° 9 ′ 45" W. |
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| muzzle | in Wyandot County in the Sandusky River 40 ° 45 ′ 8 ″ N , 83 ° 13 ′ 3 ″ W
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The Little Sandusky River ("Kleiner Sandusky") is a small tributary of the Sandusky. It flows north from northern Marion County and joins the Sandusky in southern Wyandot County.
other names
According to the Geographic Names Information System , the following names are also common for the Sandusky River:
- Potake Sepe
- Riviere Blanc
- Riviere Sanduski
- San-doo-stee River
