Teays River network, blue lines are rivers, as it existed prior to disruption by glaciers. The reconstruction is based on a variety of evidence, including large buried valleys in northwest Ohio and Indiana.

The Teays River (pronounced /teɪz/ taze ^[1]) was an important preglacial river that drained much of the area now drained by the Ohio River, and more. Traces of the Teays across northern Ohio and Indiana are represented by a network of river valleys. These valleys were carved in the late Cenozoic and eventually led to the Mississippi River. The largest contributor to the Teays River was the Kanawha River, which is itself an extension of the New River. http://www. ... http://www. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... View of Pittsburgh, the largest metropolitan area on the Ohio River, where the Allegheny River (left) and the Monongahela River (right) join at Point State Park to form the Ohio River Cincinnati, Ohio is a well known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For other uses, see Indiana (disambiguation). ... Mammals are the dominant creatures of Cenozoic. ... For the river in Canada, see Mississippi River (Ontario). ... Map of the Kanawha River watershed, showing its main tributary, the New River. ... Map of the Kanawha River watershed, with the New River and its watershed highlighted. ...

The Teays River was a north- to northwest-flowing river prior to the Pleistocene (Ice Ages). The river was dissected and largely wiped away by advancing glaciers and meltwater from glaciers. The Teays flowed through southwest West Virginia, between Kentucky and Ohio, and northwest across Ohio (see image of former course and tributaries). Massive continental ice sheets began to cover large parts of Ohio and other states downstream (west) of Ohio between 2.5 and 3 million years ago. Their presence caused lakes to form along the Teays and associated rivers. Overflow of these lakes into nearby, lower valley caused large floods and new rivers to form. These rivers include the Ohio and Scioto rivers, which are associated with the most direct evidence of the Teays River. The Pleistocene epoch (IPA: ) on the geologic timescale is the period from 1,808,000 to 11,550 years BP. The Pleistocene epoch had been intended to cover the worlds recent period of repeated glaciations. ... Official language(s) none (de facto English) Demonym West Virginian Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Largest metro area Charleston metro area Area  Ranked 41st in the US  - Total 24,230 sq mi (62,755 km²)  - Width 130 miles (210 km)  - Length 240 miles (385 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Frankfort Largest city Louisville Area  Ranked 37th  - Total 40,444 sq mi (104,749 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 379 miles (610 km)  - % water 1. ... Perspective view looking upstream of Scioto River valley near Portsmouth, Ohio. ...

Visual remains of the Teays River include large valleys containing only small streams. The valleys can be seen on aerial and satellite images. However, short segments of the valleys are occupied by the Ohio and Scioto rivers. The Scioto River flows through the valley in the opposite direction (south) taken by the Teays River (north).

Appalachian Plateau near Athens in southeast Ohio. The plateau was characterized by low, rolling hills and slow-moving rivers until glaciers disturbed regional streams. The distant ridge is actually a flat upland surface beneath Albany, OH. A shallow paleovalley, now filled with proglacial lake sediments, underlies the flat surface. The paleovalley once fed the Teays River and contains river and lake sediments. The valley was abandoned after the Ohio River was formed and surrounding streams cut downward to increase their valley depths.

Through all its shifts and changes the river has retained a continuous history, with the result that the present Ohio-Mississippi river system contains some unique relict populations descended from Jurassic fishes of the Teays, such as the Bowfin and the Gar. Athens is a historic college town in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio, best known as the home of Ohio University. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Albany is a village located in Athens County, Ohio. ... View of Pittsburgh, the largest metropolitan area on the Ohio River, where the Allegheny River (left) and the Monongahela River (right) join at Point State Park to form the Ohio River Cincinnati, Ohio is a well known city along the Ohio River, historically known for its riverboats. ... The Jurassic Period is a major unit of the geologic timescale that extends from about 199. ... Binomial name Amia calva Linnaeus, 1766 The bowfins are an order (Amiiformes) of primitive ray-finned fish. ... Species Atractosteus spatula Atractosteus tristoechus Atractosteus tropicus Lepisosteus oculatus Lepisosteus osseus Lepisosteus platostomus Lepisosteus platyrhincus In American English the name gar (or garpike) is strictly applied to members of the Lepisosteidae, a family including seven living species of fish in two genera that inhabit fresh, brackish, and occasionally marine, waters...

The river was named by geologist William G. Tight after the village of Teays, West Virginia.^[1] The community of Teays in Putnam County, West Virginia was named for the Teays Valley which was in turn named for Thomas Teays, a hunter and trapper who once spent a considerable amount of time. ...

References

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External links

• Ohio DNR: Geofacts: THE TEAYS RIVER
• NPS.gov: Geology of the New River
• USGS:Teays River