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The Sandusky River is a tributary
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....
 to 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....
 in north-central 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....
 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 about 150 mi (241 km) long, and flows into 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 Sandusky Bay
Sandusky Bay

Sandusky Bay is a body of water situated in between Erie County, Ohio, Ottawa County, Ohio, and Sandusky County, Ohio counties in the U.S. state of Ohio and just to the south of Lake Erie....
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Sandusky River begins at the spring-fed Walton Lake, west of Ontario
Ontario, Ohio

Ontario is a city in Richland County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield metropolitan area. The population was 5,303 at the United States Census 2000....
 in western Richland County
Richland County, Ohio

Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 128,852. It is included in the Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield metropolitan area as well as the Mansfield–Bucyrus, Ohio Mansfield-Bucyrus, OH Combined Statistical Area....
, and initially flows westwardly through the towns of Crestline
Crestline, Ohio

Crestline is a city in Crawford County, Ohio and Richland County, Ohio Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 5,088 at the United States Census 2000....
 and Bucyrus
Bucyrus, Ohio

Bucyrus is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Crawford County, Ohio, located in northern Ohio approximately 28 miles west of Mansfield, Ohio....
 in Crawford County
Crawford County, Ohio

Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 46,966. Its county seat is Bucyrus, Ohio....
. In Wyandot County
Wyandot County, Ohio

Wyandot County is located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 22,908. Its county seat is Upper Sandusky, Ohio....
 the river turns northward for the remainder of its course, flowing through Seneca
Seneca County, Ohio

Seneca County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 58,683. Its county seat is Tiffin, Ohio and it is List of Ohio county name etymologies for the Seneca Indians....
 and Sandusky
Sandusky County, Ohio

Sandusky County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 61,792. Its county seat is Fremont, Ohio and it is List of Ohio county name etymologies for an Indian, possibly Iroquois, word meaning "cold water"....
 Counties and passing the towns of Upper Sandusky
Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Upper Sandusky is a city and the county seat of Wyandot County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the Sandusky River. The population was 6,533 at the United States Census 2000....
, Tiffin
Tiffin, Ohio

Tiffin is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Seneca County, Ohio. The population was 18,135 at the United States Census, 2000....
 and Fremont
Fremont, Ohio

Fremont is a city in and the county seat of Sandusky County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,375 at the United States Census, 2000....
 before entering Sandusky Bay
Sandusky Bay

Sandusky Bay is a body of water situated in between Erie County, Ohio, Ottawa County, Ohio, and Sandusky County, Ohio counties in the U.S. state of Ohio and just to the south of Lake Erie....
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In 1970, the river's course between Upper Sandusky and Fremont was designated a State Scenic River by the government of Ohio
Government of Ohio

The Government of the State of Ohio comprises three branches executive, legislative, and judicial. Its basic structure is set forth in the Ohio Constitution....
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Little Sandusky River is a minor tributary of the Sandusky.






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The Sandusky River is a tributary
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....
 to 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....
 in north-central 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....
 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 about 150 mi (241 km) long, and flows into 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 Sandusky Bay
Sandusky Bay

Sandusky Bay is a body of water situated in between Erie County, Ohio, Ottawa County, Ohio, and Sandusky County, Ohio counties in the U.S. state of Ohio and just to the south of Lake Erie....
.

Course

The Sandusky River begins at the spring-fed Walton Lake, west of Ontario
Ontario, Ohio

Ontario is a city in Richland County, Ohio in the U.S. state of Ohio. It is part of the Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield metropolitan area. The population was 5,303 at the United States Census 2000....
 in western Richland County
Richland County, Ohio

Richland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 128,852. It is included in the Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield metropolitan area as well as the Mansfield–Bucyrus, Ohio Mansfield-Bucyrus, OH Combined Statistical Area....
, and initially flows westwardly through the towns of Crestline
Crestline, Ohio

Crestline is a city in Crawford County, Ohio and Richland County, Ohio Counties in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 5,088 at the United States Census 2000....
 and Bucyrus
Bucyrus, Ohio

Bucyrus is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Crawford County, Ohio, located in northern Ohio approximately 28 miles west of Mansfield, Ohio....
 in Crawford County
Crawford County, Ohio

Crawford County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 46,966. Its county seat is Bucyrus, Ohio....
. In Wyandot County
Wyandot County, Ohio

Wyandot County is located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of 2000, the population was 22,908. Its county seat is Upper Sandusky, Ohio....
 the river turns northward for the remainder of its course, flowing through Seneca
Seneca County, Ohio

Seneca County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 58,683. Its county seat is Tiffin, Ohio and it is List of Ohio county name etymologies for the Seneca Indians....
 and Sandusky
Sandusky County, Ohio

Sandusky County is a county in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the United States Census, 2000, the population was 61,792. Its county seat is Fremont, Ohio and it is List of Ohio county name etymologies for an Indian, possibly Iroquois, word meaning "cold water"....
 Counties and passing the towns of Upper Sandusky
Upper Sandusky, Ohio

Upper Sandusky is a city and the county seat of Wyandot County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, along the Sandusky River. The population was 6,533 at the United States Census 2000....
, Tiffin
Tiffin, Ohio

Tiffin is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Seneca County, Ohio. The population was 18,135 at the United States Census, 2000....
 and Fremont
Fremont, Ohio

Fremont is a city in and the county seat of Sandusky County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,375 at the United States Census, 2000....
 before entering Sandusky Bay
Sandusky Bay

Sandusky Bay is a body of water situated in between Erie County, Ohio, Ottawa County, Ohio, and Sandusky County, Ohio counties in the U.S. state of Ohio and just to the south of Lake Erie....
.

In 1970, the river's course between Upper Sandusky and Fremont was designated a State Scenic River by the government of Ohio
Government of Ohio

The Government of the State of Ohio comprises three branches executive, legislative, and judicial. Its basic structure is set forth in the Ohio Constitution....
.

Little Sandusky River

The Little Sandusky River is a minor tributary of the Sandusky. It flows northward from northern Marion County
Marion County, Ohio

Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 66,217. Its county seat is the city of Marion, Ohio and is List of Ohio county name etymologies for General Francis Marion, an officer in the American Revolutionary War....
 and joins the Sandusky in southern Wyandot County.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System
Geographic Names Information System

The is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States and its territories....
, the Sandusky River has also been known as:
  • Potake Sepe
  • Riviere Blanc
  • Riviere Sanduski
  • San-doo-stee River


See also

  • List of Ohio rivers
    List of Ohio rivers

    This is a list of rivers in the state of Ohio in the United States of America....


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