Shade River

Geobox River
name = Shade River

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image_size = 290
image_caption = The East Branch of the Shade River in Chester Township in 2006
country = United States
state = Ohio
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length_imperial =
watershed_imperial = 221
watershed_note = [cite web |url=http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/water/watersheds/Basins72PDI_40x40_OnScreen.gif|title=Division of Water: Principal streams and their drainage areas |author= Ohio Department of Natural Resources |year=1999 |accessdate=2007-05-20]
discharge_location = near Chester
discharge_imperial = 174
discharge_max_imperial = 15600
discharge_min_imperial = 0.17
discharge_note = cite web |url=http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-oh-05/ |pages = [http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-oh-05/pdf/vol_1/OHwy05vol1_Pt3.pdf Surface-water records, Hocking River through Symmes Creek Basins (p. 78-108)] |title=USGS Ohio Water Resources Data, Water Year 2005. |first= J. P. |last=Mangus |coauthors=S. R. Frum |publisher=United States Geological Survey |accessdate=2007-05-21]
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source_name = Middle Branch Shade River
source_location = Athens Township
source_district =
source_region = Athens County
source_lat_d = 39
source_lat_m = 18
source_lat_s = 33
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source_long_d = 82
source_long_m = 04
source_long_s = 52
source_long_EW = W
source_coordinates_note = cite web |url=Gnis3|1075196 |title=Geographic Names Information System entry for Middle Branch Shade River (Feature ID #1075196) |author=Geographic Names Information System |authorlink=Geographic Names Information System|accessdate=2007-05-20]
source_elevation_imperial = 950
source_elevation_note = Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates]
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source1_name = West Branch Shade River
source1_location = Scipio Township
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source1_region = Meigs County
source1_lat_d = 39
source1_lat_m = 11
source1_lat_s = 28
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source1_long_d = 82
source1_long_m = 09
source1_long_s = 24
source1_long_EW = W
source1_coordinates_note = cite web |url=Gnis3|1067045 |title=Geographic Names Information System entry for West Branch Shade River (Feature ID #1067045) |author=Geographic Names Information System |authorlink=Geographic Names Information System|accessdate=2007-05-20]
source1_elevation_imperial = 853
source1_elevation_note = Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates]
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source_confluence_location = Chester Township
source_confluence_district =
source_confluence_region = Meigs County
source_confluence_lat_d = 39
source_confluence_lat_m = 05
source_confluence_lat_s = 58
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source_confluence_long_d = 81
source_confluence_long_m = 55
source_confluence_long_s = 21
source_confluence_long_EW = W
source_confluence_coordinates_note = cite web |url=Gnis3|1066950 |title=Geographic Names Information System entry for Shade River (Feature ID #1066950) |author=Geographic Names Information System |authorlink=Geographic Names Information System|accessdate=2007-05-20]
source_confluence_elevation_imperial = 574
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mouth_name = Ohio River
mouth_location = Olive Township
mouth_district =
mouth_region = Meigs County
mouth_lat_d = 39
mouth_lat_m = 04
mouth_lat_s = 03
mouth_lat_NS = N
mouth_long_d = 81
mouth_long_m = 48
mouth_long_s = 49
mouth_long_EW = W
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mouth_elevation_imperial = 561
mouth_elevation_note = [Google Earth elevation for GNIS mouth coordinates]
tributary_left = East Branch Shade River
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The Shade River is a tributary of the Ohio River in southeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 221 square miles (572 km²) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the river has also been known historically as "Shade Creek" and as "Devils Hole Creek."

The Shade River flows predominantly as three streams, its east, middle, and west branches. It is formed by the confluence of its middle and west branches, and collects its east branch shortly thereafter:cite book| title= Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer |year=1991 |publisher= DeLorme |location=Yarmouth, Me. |isbn= 0-89933-233-1 |pages= pp. 80-81]

*The Middle Branch Shade River rises southeast of the city of Athens in Athens Township in Athens County, at an elevation of 950 feet (290 m), and flows southeastwardly through Alexander, Lodi, and Carthage Townships in Athens County; and Bedford, Orange, and Chester Townships in Meigs County.

*The West Branch Shade River rises in Scipio Township in Meigs County, at an elevation of 853 feet (260 m), and flows east-southeastwardly for 21 miles (34 km) through Bedford and Chester Townships.

*The East Branch Shade River rises in Lodi Township in Athens County, at an elevation of 916 feet (279 m), and flows south-southeastwardly through Carthage Township in Athens County, and Orange and Chester Townships in Meigs County. [cite web |url=Gnis3|1075763 |title=Geographic Names Information System entry for East Branch Shade River (Feature ID #1075763) |author=Geographic Names Information System |authorlink=Geographic Names Information System|accessdate=2007-05-20]

From the confluence of the middle and west branches in Chester Township, the Shade River flows generally eastwardly, past the community of Chester. It collects its east branch from the north at the community of Keno, and enters the Ohio River in Olive Township, approximately one mile (2 km) south of the community of Long Bottom.

Flow rate

At the United States Geological Survey's stream gauge downstream of Chester, the annual mean flow of the river between 1965 and 2005 was 174 ft³/s (5 m³/s). The highest recorded flow during the period was 15,600 ft³/s (442 m³/s) on March 2, 1997. The lowest recorded flow was 0.17 ft³/s (0 m³/s) on September 28, 1987.

ee also

*List of Ohio rivers

References