St. Marys River (Indiana and Ohio)

Saint Marys River
The St. Marys River in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Map of the Maumee River watershed showing the St. Marys River
Location
Country	United States
States	Ohio, Indiana
Physical characteristics
Source	confluence of East Branch and Center Branch
• location	near St. Marys, Ohio
• coordinates	40°32′14″N 84°21′46″W
• elevation	854 ft (260 m)
Mouth	confluence with the St. Joseph River to form the Maumee River
• location	Fort Wayne, Indiana
• coordinates	41°05′00″N 85°07′56″W
• elevation	745 ft (227 m)
Length	99 miles (159 km)
Basin size	793.1 square miles (2,054 km^2)[1]
Basin features
Progression	St. Marys River → Maumee River → Lake Erie → Great Lakes → St Lawrence River → Gulf of St. Lawrence
GNIS ID	442706

The St. Marys River (Shawnee: Kokothikithiipi,^[2] in Miami-Illinois: Nameewa siipiiwi)^[3] is a 99-mile-long (159 km)^[4] tributary of the Maumee River (Miami-Illinois: Taawaawa siipiiwi) in northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana in the United States.^[5] Prior to development, it was part of the Great Black Swamp. Today, it drains a primarily rural farming region in the watershed of Lake Erie.

It is formed in southern Auglaize County in western Ohio by the confluence of the short East Branch and Center Branch. It flows briefly west to St. Marys, approaching to within two miles of Grand Lake before turning to the north. In northwestern Auglaize County it turns sharply to the west-northwest, flowing past Rockford and Willshire into Adams County, Indiana. In northeastern Indiana it flows northwest through Decatur, then enters Fort Wayne. It hooks around in its last half mile (0.8 km) to join the St. Joseph River (in Miami-Illinois: Kociihsasiipi) from the west to form the Maumee in downtown Fort Wayne.

The World War II-era US Navy vessel St. Mary's River was named after this river.

See also

• List of Indiana rivers
• List of rivers of Ohio

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. Watershed Boundary Dataset, area data covering St. Marys River watershed (8-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 04100004), viewed in The National Map, accessed 2020-05-26.
2. "Shawnees Webpage". Shawnee's Reservation. 1997. Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2013-04-26.
3. "myaamiaatawaakani | Myaamia Dictionary". Archived from the original on 2017-08-30. Retrieved 2017-04-22.
4. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 19, 2011
5. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Saint Marys River

External links

• Media related to St. Marys River (Indiana and Ohio) at Wikimedia Commons