Great Miami River
The Great Miami River near Vandalia
Origin	Indian Lake
Mouth	Ohio River at the Ohio-Indiana state line
Length	160 mi (257 km)
Source elevation	998 ft (304 m)
Mouth elevation	455 ft (138 m)
Avg. Do not change information and leave references contradicting it Indian Lake is a Lake in Logan County in western Ohio in the United States. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union discharge	5,368 ft³/s (152 m³/s)
Basin area	5,373 mi² (13,915 km²)

Map of the watersheds of the Great Miami River, to the west, and Little Miami River, to the east. In Hydrology, the discharge or outflow of a River is the volume of Water transported by it in a certain amount of time

The Great Miami River (also called the Miami River) is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 160 mi (257 km) long, in southwestern Ohio in the United States. The Ohio River is the largest Tributary by volume of the Mississippi River. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Great Miami flows through Dayton, Piqua, Troy, and Sidney. Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. Piqua is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20738 at the 2000 census. Troy is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 21999 at the 2000 census. Sidney is a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20211 at the 2000 census.

The river is named for the Miami, an Algonquian-speaking Native American people who lived in the region during the early days of white settlement. The Miami are a Native American tribe originally found in Indiana, southwest Michigan and Ohio, and now living also in Oklahoma Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States

The region surrounding the Great Miami River is known as the Miami Valley, an economic-cultural region centered primarily on the Greater Dayton area. The Miami Valley, broadly refers to the land area surrounding the Great Miami River in southwest Ohio, USA, and also includes the Little Miami Mad and Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County.

Course

The main course of the river rises from the outflow of Indian Lake in Logan County, approximately 15 mi (24 km) SE of Lima. Indian Lake is a Lake in Logan County in western Ohio in the United States. Logan County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. Lima (ˈlaɪmə is a city in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Allen County. The lake is a reservoir which receives the flow from the south and north forks of the Great Miami. A reservoir is most broadly a place or hollow vessel where Fluid is kept in Reserve, for later use It flows S and SW, past Sidney, and is joined by Loramie Creek in northern Miami County. Sidney is a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20211 at the 2000 census. Loramie Creek is a Tributary of the Great Miami River, 365 mi (58 Miami County is a County located in the state of Ohio, United States. It flows south past Piqua and Troy, and through Taylorsville Dam near Tipp City and Vandalia. Piqua is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20738 at the 2000 census. Troy is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 21999 at the 2000 census. The Miami Conservancy District is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries Tipp City is a city in Miami County, Ohio, United States. The population was 9221 at the 2000 census. Do not change information and leave references contradicting it It continues through Dayton, where it is joined by the Stillwater and the Mad rivers and Wolf Creek. Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. The Stillwater River is a Tributary of the Great Miami River, approximately 65 mi (105 km long in western Ohio in the United States. The Mad River is a river located in the west central part of the U

From Dayton it flows SW past Miamisburg, Middletown and Hamilton in the southwestern corner of Ohio. Middletown is an All-American City[http //wwwenquirercom/editions/2003/03/14/loc_middletownmood14 Hamilton is a city in Butler County, southwestern Ohio, United States. In southwestern Hamilton County it is joined by the Whitewater River approximately 5 mi (8 km) upstream from its mouth on the Ohio, on the Ohio-Indiana state line, approximately 15 mi (24 km) west of Cincinnati. Hamilton County is a County located in the southwest corner of the state of Ohio, United States. The Whitewater River is a tributary of the Great Miami River, 90 mi (145 km long in southeastern Indiana and southwestern Ohio in the United States Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union

Natural and human history

The Miami and Erie Canal, which connected the Ohio River with Lake Erie, was built through the Great Miami watershed. The Miami and Erie Canal was a Canal that connected the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio with Lake Erie in Toledo Ohio Lake Erie (ˈɪəriː is the fourth largest Lake (by surface area of the five Great Lakes, and the tenth largest globally The first portion of the canal, from Cincinnati to Middletown was operational in 1828, and extended to Dayton in 1830. Middletown is an All-American City[http //wwwenquirercom/editions/2003/03/14/loc_middletownmood14 [1] Water from the Great Miami fed into the canal. [2]. A later extension to the canal, the Sidney Feeder, drew water from the upper reaches of the Great Miami from near Port Jefferson and Sidney. Port Jefferson is a village in Salem Township, Shelby County, Ohio, United States. Sidney is a city in Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The population was 20211 at the 2000 census. The canal served as the principal route of transportation for western Ohio until being supplanted by railroads in the 1850s. Events and Trends Industry Production of Steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman

Following a catastrophic flood in March, 1913, the Miami Conservancy District was established in 1914 to build dams and levees and to dredge and straighten channels to control flooding of the river. A flood is an overflow of an expanse of water that submerges land a deluge Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Miami Conservancy District is a river management agency operating in Southwest Ohio to control flooding of the Great Miami River and its tributaries Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year A dam is a barrier that divides waters. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water while other structures such as Floodgates, Levees Dike (constructionEmbankmentA levee, levée, dike (or dyke) embankment, floodbank or stopbank is a natural or artificial Dredging is an Excavation activity or operation usually carried out at least partly underwater in shallow seas or Fresh water areas with the purpose of

References

• Arthur Benke & Colbert Cushing, "Rivers of North America". Elsevier Academic Press, 2005 ISBN 0-12-088253-1

See also

• Little Miami River
• List of Ohio rivers