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Encyclopedia > Vermilion River (Ohio)
A marina on the Vermilion River at the city of Vermilion
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A marina on the Vermilion River at the city of Vermilion

The Vermilion River is a river in northern Ohio in the United States. It is 59 mi (95 km) long and is a tributary of Lake Erie. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2497x1738, 1265 KB) Summary River marina on the Vermilion River in Vermilion, Ohio. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2497x1738, 1265 KB) Summary River marina on the Vermilion River in Vermilion, Ohio. ... A small marina at Brixham, Devon, England A marina is a small to medium-sized harbor used by mostly private, recreational yachts. ... Vermilion river marina. ... The Murray River in Australia. ... Official language(s) None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 355 km 355 km 8. ... A tributary (or affluent or confluent) is a contributory stream, a river that does not reach the sea, but joins another major river (a parent river), to which it contributes its waters, swelling its discharge. ... Lake Erie, looking southward from a high rural bluff near Leamington, Ontario Lake Erie (pronounced ) is one of the five large freshwater Great Lakes in North America, which are among the largest in the world. ...

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Course

The Vermilion River flows from Mud Lake in the town of Bailey Lakes in Ashland County and follows a generally northward course through Huron, Erie and Lorain Counties, past the towns of Savannah and Wakeman. It enters Lake Erie in Erie County at the city of Vermilion. Bailey Lakes is a village located in Ashland County, Ohio. ... Ashland County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Huron County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Erie County is a county located in the state of Ohio. ... Lorain County is a county located in the northeastern region state of Ohio, and is considered to be a part of what is locally referred to as Greater Cleveland. ... Savannah is a village located in Ashland County, Ohio. ... Wakeman is a village located in Huron County, Ohio. ... Vermilion river marina. ...


Three short tributaries are known as branches or forks of the Vermilion River. The Southwest Branch Vermilion River and the East Branch Vermilion River join the Vermilion in Huron County. The East Fork Vermilion River rises in Lorain County and joins the Vermilion in Erie County.


Variant names

The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Vermilion River" as the stream's official name in 1899. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Vermilion River has also been known as: The United States Board on Geographic Names (BGN) is an American federal body whose purpose is to establish and maintain uniform usage of geographic names throughout the U.S. government. ... GNIS (The Geographic Names Information System) contains name and locative information about almost two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its Territories. ...

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See also

This is a list of rivers in the state of Ohio in the United States Alum Creek Ashtabula River Auglaize River Bad River Big Darby Creek Blanchard River Cuyahoga River Duck Creek Flatrock River Great Miami River (Miami River) Grand River Huron River Kokosing River Little Auglaize River Little Darby...

Sources

  • Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
  • DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
  • GNIS entries for Vermilion River, East Branch Vermilion River, East Fork Vermilion River, Southwest Branch Vermilion River

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Vermilion, Ohio - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (604 words)
Vermilion is a city located in Erie and Lorain counties in Ohio.
It was initially settled in the early 19th century (the oldest permanent structure dates to 1811 -- it is still a private residence), and formed as a village in 1834.
In 1847 the Congress of the United States built the Vermilion Lighthouse as an aide to navigation on Lake Erie.
World Almanac for Kids (4014 words)
OHIO, one of the East North Central states of the U.S., bordered on the N by Michigan and Ontario, Canada; on the E by Pennsylvania and West Virginia; on the S by West Virginia and Kentucky; and on the W by Indiana.
Ohio, with an area of 116,103 sq km (44,828 sq mi), is the 34th largest state of the U.S.; 1.3% of the land area is owned by the federal government.
Ohio was separated from the remainder of the Northwest Territory in 1800, and in 1803 it became the first state of the territory to be admitted to the Union.
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