The St. Joseph River is a tributary of the Maumee River, approximately 100 mi (161 km) long, in southern Michigan, northwestern Ohio, and northeastern Indiana in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming region in the watershed of Lake Erie. It is one of two nearby rivers in the region, along with the St. Joseph River of Lake Michigan, that somewhat confusingly share the same name.
It rises out a group of small lakes in southern Michigan, in Hillsdale County approximately 5 mi (8 km) southwest of Hillsdale. The headwaters are within 5 mi (8 km) of the those of the St. Joseph River of Lake Michigan. It flows initially southeast, then turns to the southwest to flow across the northwestern corner of Ohio past Montpelier. It enters De Kalb County in northeastern Indiana, flowing southwest past St. Joe and into the city of Fort Wayne. It joins the St. Marys River from the north to form the Maumee in downtown Fort Wayne.
JosephRiver is a tributary of the MaumeeRiver, approximately 100 mi (161 km) long, in southern Michigan, northwestern Ohio, and northeastern Indiana in the United States.
It is one of two nearby rivers in the region, along with the St.
Marys River from the north to form the Maumee in downtown Fort Wayne.
The MaumeeRiver is a river in northwestern Ohio and northeastern Indiana in the United States.
Historically the river was also known as the "Miami" and in treaties with Native Americans, the river was sometimes referred to as the Miami of the lake (in contrast to the "Miami of the Ohio" or the Great Miami River).
In addition to its source tributaries the St. Joseph and St. Marys Rivers, the Maumee's principal tributaries are the Auglaize River and the Tiffin River, which join it at Defiance from the south and north, respectively.
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