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Maumee River

The Maumee River is a river

River

A river is a natural stream of water, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, or another stream. In some cases a river flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water....
in northwestern Ohio

Ohio

Ohio is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region , Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads in North America....
and northeastern Indiana

Indiana

The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....
in the United States

United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
. It is formed at Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in northeastern Indiana, United States and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana. As of July 1, 2008, the city had an estimated population of 251,247, making it the List of United States cities by population Fort Wayne is Indiana's second largest city after Indianapolis, Indiana....
by the confluence of the St. Joseph

St. Joseph River (Maumee River)

The St. Joseph River is a tributary of the Maumee River, approximately 100 mi long, in southern Michigan, northwestern Ohio, and northeastern Indiana in the United States....
and St. Marys

St. Marys River (Indiana)

The St. Marys River is a tributary of the Maumee River, approximately 100 mi long, in western Ohio and eastern Indiana in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming region in the watershed of Lake Erie....
rivers, and meanders northeastwardly for about 130 mi (209 km) through an agricultural

Agriculture

Agriculture refers to the production of food and goods through farming and forestry. Agriculture was the key development that led to the rise of civilization, with the animal husbandry of domestication animals and plants creating food surpluses that enabled the development of more Population density and Social stratification societies....
region of glacial moraines before flowing into the Maumee Bay

Maumee Bay

Maumee Bay on Lake Erie is located in the U.S. state of Ohio, just east of the city of Toledo, Ohio. The bay and the surrounding wetlands form most of the Maumee River basin, and in 1975 the area was incorporated into the Maumee Bay State Park....
of Lake Erie

Lake Erie

Lake Erie is the fourth largest lake of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally. It is the southernmost, shallowest, and smallest by volume of the Great Lakes and therefore also has the shortest average water residence time....
at the city of Toledo, Ohio

Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border....
. It was designated an Ohio State Scenic River on July 18, 1974.

orically the river was also known as the "Miami" and in treaties with Native Americans

Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans in the United States are the Indigenous peoples of the Americas from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States United States, including parts of Alaska and the island state of Hawaii....
, and as early as 1671 the river was called Miami of the Lake (in contrast to the "Miami of the Ohio" or the Great Miami River

Great Miami River

The Great Miami River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately long, in southwestern Ohio in the United States.The Great Miami flows through Dayton, Ohio, Piqua, Ohio, Troy, Ohio, and Sidney, Ohio....
) or in French, Miami du Lac.

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The Maumee River is a river

River

Ohio

Indiana

The State of Indiana was the 19th U.S. state admitted into the union. It is located in the Midwestern United States of the United States of America....
in the United States

United States

Fort Wayne, Indiana

St. Joseph River (Maumee River)

The St. Joseph River is a tributary of the Maumee River, approximately 100 mi long, in southern Michigan, northwestern Ohio, and northeastern Indiana in the United States....
and St. Marys

St. Marys River (Indiana)

Agriculture

Maumee Bay

Lake Erie

Toledo, Ohio

History

Historically the river was also known as the "Miami" and in treaties with Native Americans

Native Americans in the United States

Great Miami River

Ottawa

Ottawa is the Capital of Canada. The city has population of 812,000, the List of the 100 largest municipalities in Canada by population municipality in the country and second largest in Ontario....
name for the Miami Indians, maamii. The Battle of Fallen Timbers

Battle of Fallen Timbers

The Battle of Fallen Timbers was the final battle of the Northwest Indian War, a struggle between American Indians in the United Statess and the United States for control of the Northwest Territory ....
, the final battle of the Northwest Indian War

Northwest Indian War

The Northwest Indian War , also known as Little Turtle's War and by various other names, was a war fought between the United States and a large confederation of Native Americans in the United States for control of the Northwest Territory, which ended with a decisive U.S....
, was fought 3/4 mile (1.2 km) north of the banks of the Maumee River. After this decisive victory for General Anthony Wayne

Anthony Wayne

Anthony Wayne was a United States Army general and statesman. Wayne adopted a military career at the outset of the American Revolutionary War, where his military exploits and fiery personality quickly earned him a promotion to the rank of Brigadier general and the sobriquet of "Mad Anthony"....
, all of the greater Maumee River Valley area was ceded to the United States

United States

Canal

Canals are artificial channels for water. There are two types of canals: Aqueduct canals, which are used for the conveyance and delivery of water, and waterways, which are navigable transportation canals used for passage of goods and people, often connected to existing lakes, rivers, or oceans....
s, portage

Portage

Portage refers to the practice of carrying a canoe or other boat over land to avoid an obstacle on the water route , or between two bodies of water ....
s between the rivers were important trade routes and were safeguarded by forts such as Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery

Fort Recovery

Fort Recovery was a United States Army fort begun in late 1793 and completed in March 1794 under orders by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne. It is located in the present-day village of Fort Recovery, Ohio, on the Wabash River within two miles of the boundary with Indiana....
, and Fort Defiance

Fort Defiance (Ohio)

Fort Defiance was ordered built by General "Mad" Anthony Wayne in August 1794 at the confluence of the Auglaize River and Maumee River rivers. It was the last of a line of defenses constructed by American forces in the campaign leading to the Northwest Indian War's Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794....
. In honor of General Wayne's victory on the banks of the Maumee, the primary bridge crossing the river near downtown Toledo is the Anthony Wayne Suspension Bridge.

A dispute over control of part of the Maumee River region led to the so-called Toledo War

Toledo War

The Toledo War , also known as the Ohio-Michigan War, was the almost entirely bloodless territorial dispute between the U.S. state of Ohio and the adjoining territory of Michigan Territory....
between Ohio

Ohio

Michigan Territory

Michigan Territory was an organized territory of the United States in the early 19th century, between June 30, 1805 and January 26, 1837, at which point it became Michigan, the 26th U.S....
.

Natural History

The watershed of the Maumee River was a large wetland known as the Great Black Swamp

Great Black Swamp

The Great Black Swamp, or simply Black Swamp, was a glacierly caused wetland in Northwest Ohio Ohio, United States, extending into extreme northeastern Indiana, that existed from the end of the Wisconsin glaciation until the late 19th century....
before it was mostly drained and converted into farmland. The wetland was the remains of Glacial Lake Maumee

Glacial Lake Maumee

Glacial Lake Maumee was a proglacial lake that was an ancestor of present-day Lake Erie. It formed about 14,000 years ago. As the Erie Lobe of the Wisconsin Glacier retreated at the end of the last ice age, it left meltwater in a previously-existing depressional area that was the valley of an eastward-flowing river known as the Erigan Riv...
, the proglacial

Proglacial lake

In geology, a proglacial lake is a lake formed either by the damming action of a moraine or ice dam during the retreat of a melting glacier, or one formed by meltwater trapped against an ice sheet due to isostatic depression of the crust around the ice....
ancestor of Lake Erie.

Transportation

The mouth of the river at Lake Erie is wide and supports considerable commercial traffic, including oil

Petroleum

Petroleum or crude oil is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid found in rock formations in the Earth consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights, plus other organic compounds....
, grain

GRAIN

GRAIN is an international non-governmental organization based in Barcelona, Spain, which works toward sustainable agriculture. It was formed upon the realization that the genetic diversity of the world's food crops are being drastically eliminated....
, and coal

Coal

Coal is a readily combustion black or brownish-black sedimentary rock. The harder forms, such as anthracite, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure....
. However, about 12 miles upstream, in the town of Maumee, Ohio

Maumee, Ohio

?Maumee is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Toledo, Ohio along the Maumee River. The population was 15,237 at the United States Census 2000....
, the river becomes much shallower and supports only recreational navigation above that point. The abandoned Miami and Erie Canal

Miami and Erie Canal

The Miami and Erie Canal was a canal that connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio with Lake Erie in Toledo, Ohio. It consisted of 19 aqueducts, three control lock, and 103 canal locks....
paralleled the Maumee between Defiance, Ohio

Defiance, Ohio

Defiance is a city in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, in Defiance County, Ohio, about 55 miles southwest of Toledo, Ohio. The population was 16,465 at the United States Census 2000....
and Toledo; portions of its towpath

Towpath

A towpath is a road or trail on the bank of a river, canal, or other inland waterway. The purpose of a towpath is to allow a land vehicle, beasts of burden, or a team of human pullers to tow a boat, often a barge....
are currently maintained for recreational use. The Wabash and Erie Canal

Wabash and Erie Canal

The Wabash and Erie Canal was a shipping canal that linked the Great Lakes to the Ohio River via a man-made waterway. The canal provided traders with access from the Great Lakes all the way to the Gulf of Mexico....
continued on from Defiance to Fort Wayne, crossing the "summit" to the Wabash River

Wabash River

The Wabash River is a long river in the eastern United States that flows southwest from northwest Ohio near Fort Recovery, Ohio across northern Indiana to Illinois where it forms the southern Illinois-Indiana border before draining into the Ohio River, of which it is the largest northern tributary....
valley. Both were important pre-railway transportation methods in the 1840-60 period. The Miami and Erie was north of the river, until it crossed an aqueduct

Aqueduct

File:Tomar December 2008-4.jpgAn aqueduct is a water supply or navigable canal constructed to convey water. In modern engineering, the term is used for any system of pipes, ditches, canals, tunnels, and other structures used for this purpose....
and turned south at Defiance, headed for Cincinnati. The Wabash canal was south of the Maumee until it reached Fort Wayne.

Watershed

The Maumee has the largest watershed

Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent of land where water from rain or snow melt drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean....
of any Great Lakes

Great Lakes

The St. Lawrence River Great Lakes are a chain of fresh water lakes located in eastern North America, on the Canada ? United States border. Consisting of Lakes Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario, they form the largest group of freshwater lakes on Earth....
river with 6,354 mi² (16,458 km²) draining into the Maumee River. Its watershed includes a portion of southern Michigan

Michigan

Michigan is a Midwestern United States U.S. state of the United States of America. It was named after Lake Michigan, whose name is a French adaptation of the Anishinaabe language term mishigama, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
. In addition to its source tributaries

Tributary

A tributary is a stream or river which flows into a Mainstem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water....
the St. Joseph and St. Marys Rivers, the Maumee's principal tributaries are the Auglaize River

Auglaize River

The Auglaize River is a tributary of the Maumee River, approximately 100 mi long, in northwestern Ohio in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Erie....
and the Tiffin River

Tiffin River

The Tiffin River is a tributary of the Maumee River, approximately 75 mi long, in southeastern Michigan and northwestern Ohio in the United States....
, which join it at Defiance from the south and north, respectively.

Islands

There are several small islands in the section of the Maumee River in Northwest Ohio. The names, of the islands are:

Indian Island - near Farnsworth Park west of Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border....
Missionary Island - actually comprised of several islands; near Farnsworth Park west of Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border....
Granger Island - near Waterville, Ohio
Waterville, Ohio

Waterville is a village #Ohio in Lucas County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 4,828 at the United States Census 2000....
Butler Island - near Side Cut Metropark
Bluegrass Island - part of Side Cut Metropark
Audubon Island - the largest island in the Maumee River, formerly McKee's Island or Ewing Island, part of SideCut Park
Marengo Island - near Maumee, Ohio
Maumee, Ohio

?Maumee is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Toledo, Ohio along the Maumee River. The population was 15,237 at the United States Census 2000....
Horseshoe Island - near Walbridge Park in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border....
Clark Island - near Walbridge Park in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border....
Corbutt Island - in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border....
Grassy Island - near Cullen Park in Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border....
Preston Island - near Defiance, Ohio

Walleye run

According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the annual walleye

Walleye

Walleye or yellow pickerel or pickerel is a freshwater perciform fish native to most of Canada and to the northern United States. It is a North American close relative of the European Zander....
run up the Maumee River is one of the largest migrations of riverbound walleyes east of the Mississippi. The migration

Fish migration

Many types of fish migration on a regular basis, on time scales ranging from daily to annual, and over distances ranging from a few meters to thousands of kilometers....
of the walleye normally starts in early March and runs through the end of April. Although the first week of April is "historically" the peak of the migration, Mother Nature normally dictates when the actual peak takes place. When river flows rise due to snow melt-off and the river water temperature reaches 40 - 50 degrees Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit , who proposed it in 1724. Today, the scale has largely been replaced by the Celsius scale; it is still in use for non-scientific purposes in the United States and a few other countries such as Belize....
, the resident population of walleyes welcome their relatives from the Western end of Lake Erie

Lake Erie

Detroit River

The Detroit River is a river in the Great Lakes system, about 32 miles long and 0.5 to 2.5 miles wide. The name comes from French language Rivi?re du D?troit, i.e....
and Lake St. Clair

Lake Saint Clair (North America)

Lake St. Clair is a lake that lies between Ontario, Canada, and Michigan in the United States, located about northeast of Detroit, Michigan and Windsor, Ontario....
in Michigan. Although you will see boats on the river during the spring migration, by far the most popular method of fishing for these walleye is by wading out into the river and casting.

Cities and towns along the river

Antwerp, Ohio
Antwerp, Ohio

Antwerp is a village #Ohio in Paulding County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 1,740 at the United States Census 2000....
Defiance, Ohio
Defiance, Ohio

Defiance is a city in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, in Defiance County, Ohio, about 55 miles southwest of Toledo, Ohio. The population was 16,465 at the United States Census 2000....
Florida, Ohio
Florida, Ohio

Florida is a village #Ohio in Henry County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 246 at the United States Census 2000....
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in northeastern Indiana, United States and the county seat of Allen County, Indiana. As of July 1, 2008, the city had an estimated population of 251,247, making it the List of United States cities by population Fort Wayne is Indiana's second largest city after Indianapolis, Indiana....
Grand Rapids, Ohio
Grand Rapids, Ohio

Grand Rapids is a village #Ohio in Wood County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 1,002 at the United States Census, 2000....
Maumee, Ohio
Maumee, Ohio

?Maumee is a city in Lucas County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. It is a suburb of Toledo, Ohio along the Maumee River. The population was 15,237 at the United States Census 2000....
Napoleon, Ohio
Napoleon, Ohio

Napoleon is a city in Henry County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. As of the United States Census 2000, the city had a total population of 9,318....
New Haven, Indiana
New Haven, Indiana

New Haven is a city in Jefferson Township, Allen County, Indiana and Adams Township, Allen County, Indiana townships, Allen County, Indiana, Indiana, United States....
Perrysburg, Ohio
Perrysburg, Ohio

Perrysburg is a city in Wood County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 17,042 according to the United States Census 2007....
Rossford, Ohio
Rossford, Ohio

Rossford is a city in Wood County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 6,406 at the United States Census 2000....
Toledo, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio

Toledo is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lucas County, Ohio. Named after Toledo, Spain, it is located on the western end of Lake Erie, on the Michigan border....
Waterville, Ohio
Waterville, Ohio

Waterville is a village #Ohio in Lucas County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the Maumee River. The population was 4,828 at the United States Census 2000....

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(Indiana)

Maumee River

History

Natural History

Transportation

Watershed

Islands

Walleye run

Cities and towns along the river

See also

Further reading

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