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The Stillwater 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....
 of 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....
, approximately 65 mi (105 km) long in western 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...
. Via the Great Miami and Ohio
Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....
 Rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico....
 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....
.

It rises near the 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....
 state line, in western Darke County
Darke County, Ohio

Darke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 53,309. Its county seat is Greenville, Ohio and is List of Ohio county name etymologies for William Darke, an officer in the American Revolutionary War....
 approximately 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Greenville
Greenville, Ohio

Greenville is a city in Darke County, Ohio, Ohio, United States of America. The population was 13,294 at the United States Census 2000. It is the county seat of Darke County, Ohio....
. It flows east-southeast and is joined by the Greenville Creek
Greenville Creek

Greenville Creek starts in extreme eastern Indiana in Randolph County, Indiana. It soon flows into Darke County, Ohio and joins with a tributary that also starts in Indiana, Dismal Creek....
 in Covington, approximately 5 mi (8 km) west of Piqua
Piqua, Ohio

Piqua is a city in Miami County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,738 at the United States Census 2000. It is part of the Dayton, Ohio Greater Dayton....
. It flows south past Covington
Covington, Ohio

Covington is a village #Ohio in Miami County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,559 at the United States Census 2000. It is part of the Dayton, Ohio Greater Dayton....
 and Englewood
Englewood, Ohio

Englewood, a northern suburb of Dayton, Ohio, is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,235 at the United States Census 2000....
, where it is dammed for flood
Flood

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide....
 control, then southeast to join 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....
 in Dayton
Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 166,179 at the United States Census, 2000....
.

The Stillwater River was one of the Great Miami River tributaries that flooded during the Great Dayton Flood
Great Dayton Flood

The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 flooded Dayton, Ohio, and the surrounding area with water from the Great Miami River, causing the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history....
 of 1913, resulting in the creation of the Miami Conservancy District
Miami Conservancy District

The Miami Conservancy District is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries....
.








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The Stillwater 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....
 of 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....
, approximately 65 mi (105 km) long in western 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...
. Via the Great Miami and Ohio
Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....
 Rivers, it is part of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico....
 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....
.

It rises near the 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....
 state line, in western Darke County
Darke County, Ohio

Darke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio, United States. As of the United States Census 2000, the population was 53,309. Its county seat is Greenville, Ohio and is List of Ohio county name etymologies for William Darke, an officer in the American Revolutionary War....
 approximately 10 mi (16 km) northwest of Greenville
Greenville, Ohio

Greenville is a city in Darke County, Ohio, Ohio, United States of America. The population was 13,294 at the United States Census 2000. It is the county seat of Darke County, Ohio....
. It flows east-southeast and is joined by the Greenville Creek
Greenville Creek

Greenville Creek starts in extreme eastern Indiana in Randolph County, Indiana. It soon flows into Darke County, Ohio and joins with a tributary that also starts in Indiana, Dismal Creek....
 in Covington, approximately 5 mi (8 km) west of Piqua
Piqua, Ohio

Piqua is a city in Miami County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 20,738 at the United States Census 2000. It is part of the Dayton, Ohio Greater Dayton....
. It flows south past Covington
Covington, Ohio

Covington is a village #Ohio in Miami County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,559 at the United States Census 2000. It is part of the Dayton, Ohio Greater Dayton....
 and Englewood
Englewood, Ohio

Englewood, a northern suburb of Dayton, Ohio, is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,235 at the United States Census 2000....
, where it is dammed for flood
Flood

A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land, a deluge. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide....
 control, then southeast to join 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....
 in Dayton
Dayton, Ohio

Dayton is a city in and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, Ohio, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. The population was 166,179 at the United States Census, 2000....
.

The Stillwater River was one of the Great Miami River tributaries that flooded during the Great Dayton Flood
Great Dayton Flood

The Great Dayton Flood of 1913 flooded Dayton, Ohio, and the surrounding area with water from the Great Miami River, causing the greatest natural disaster in Ohio history....
 of 1913, resulting in the creation of the Miami Conservancy District
Miami Conservancy District

The Miami Conservancy District is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries....
.

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 Stillwater River has also been known as:
  • Jacobs Lateral
  • Southwest Branch
  • Stillwater Creek


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....