List of variant names of the Ohio River
Encyclopedia
This is a list of historical names for the Ohio River
, or portions thereof, as compiled by the Geographic Names Information System
of the United States Geological Survey
. The Board on Geographic Names settled on "Ohio River" as the river's official name in 1931.
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
, or portions thereof, as compiled by the Geographic Names Information System
Geographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer...
of the United States Geological Survey
United States Geological Survey
The United States Geological Survey is a scientific agency of the United States government. The scientists of the USGS study the landscape of the United States, its natural resources, and the natural hazards that threaten it. The organization has four major science disciplines, concerning biology,...
. The Board on Geographic Names settled on "Ohio River" as the river's official name in 1931.
- Aaboukingon
- Akansea River
- Alagany River
- River Allegane
- Allegany River
- Allegeny River
- Alleghany River
- Alliganey River (See also Allegheny RiverAllegheny RiverThe Allegheny River is a principal tributary of the Ohio River; it is located in the Eastern United States. The Allegheny River joins with the Monongahela River to form the Ohio River at the "Point" of Point State Park in Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
) - Baudrane River
- Bella Ribera
- Belle-Rivière
- La Belle Riviere
- LaBelle Riviere
- Cau-si-sip-i-on-e
- Fleuve Chucagoa
- Cubach
- Dono
- Eagle River
- Fair River
- Hohio River
- Kan-zan-za River
- Ki-to-no
- Kis-ke-ba-la-se-be River
- Kis-ke-pi-la-se-pe River
- Kiskepila Sepe
- Kottono-cepe
- Ochio
- Oheeo
- O-hee-yo
- Oheezuh
- O-he-zun River
- O-he-zun-River
- O-he-zun-an-de-wa River
- Ohi
- Ohio
- Il Fiume Ohio
- Ohionhiio
- Ohiopeckhanne
- Ohiople
- O-H-I-o-ple
- O-h-i-o-ple
- O-li-gen-si-pen
- Olighin-cipou River
- Ouabache
- La Riviere Ouabache (See also Wabash RiverWabash RiverThe Wabash River is a river in the Midwestern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near Fort Recovery across northern Indiana to southern Illinois, where it forms the Illinois-Indiana border before draining into the Ohio River, of which it is the largest northern tributary...
) - Ouabouskigon
- Oyeu River
- Oyo
- O-Yo
- L'Oyo Riviere
- La Riviere Oyo
- Oyo-peck-han-ne
- Pa-la-wa-the pee River
- Palawa Thepiki
- Sabsquigs River
- Fleuve Saint Louis
- Sault River
- Splawacipiki River
- Turkey River