The Scioto River (/ saɪˈoʊtə / sy-OH-tə) is a river in central and southern Ohio more than 231 miles (372 km) in length. [4] It rises in Hardin County just north of Roundhead, flows through Columbus, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, flows south into Appalachian Ohio, and meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth.

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Scioto River, river rising in Auglaize county, west-central Ohio, U.S., and flowing southeast past Columbus, Circleville, and Chillicothe, joining the Ohio River at Portsmouth after a course of some 230 miles (370 km). Griggs (built 1908) and O’Shaughnessy (1925) dams, both near Columbus, impound narrow reservoirs for water supply. Tributaries include the Olentangy River and Big Walnut Creek ...

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