Length64 km SourceMonroe Township CountryUnited States of America
Source elevation259 m MouthLake Erie
Main sourceConfluence of east and west branches in Monroe Township, Ashtabula County
850 feet (260 m) River mouthLake Erie at Ashtabula, Ohio
571 feet (174 m) Basin size137 square miles (350 km) BridgesWest Fifth Street Bridge, Benetka Road Covered Bridge, Smolen–Gulf Bridge, Olin's Covered Bridge SimilarLake Erie, Smolen–Gulf Bridge, West Fifth Street Bridge, Benetka Road Covered, Indian Trails Park
Ashtabula river part 1
The Ashtabula River is a river located northeast of Cleveland in Ohio. The river flows into Lake Erie at the city of Ashtabula, Ohio. It is 40 miles (64 km) in length and drains 137 square miles (350 km2).
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NameEdit
Ashtabula derives from Lenape language ashte-pihële, 'always enough (fish) to go around, to be given away', a contraction from apchi 'always' + tepi 'enough' + hële (verb of motion).
According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Ashtabula River has also been known as:
Ashtibula River
Riviere Auscubalu
Riviere Oscubolu
WatershedEdit
On October 30, 2008 the river was designated a State Scenic River by the Director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
PollutionEdit
In 1985 the first two miles of the river was named an Area of Concern by the International Joint Commission, primarily because of Fields Brook, a tributary that had received discharges from 19 industries between the 1940s and 1970s. The cleanup was deemed complete in 2014.