Little Scioto River (Scioto River)

This article is about the river in central Ohio. For the river of the same name in southern Ohio, see Little Scioto River (Ohio River).

The Little Scioto River is a tributary of the Scioto River, 27.2 mi (43.8 km) long, in central Ohio in the United States. Via the Scioto and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 111 mi² (287 km²).[1]

The Little Scioto rises south of Bucyrus in Crawford County, and flows generally southwestwardly into Marion County, passing to the west of the city of Marion. It flows into the Scioto River at Green Camp.[2]

Superfund site

The river was placed on the Environmental Protection Agency's National Priorities List on September 23, 2009.[3][4] The river had been contaminated by the nearby Baker Wood Creosoting facility in Marion, Ohio.[5][6] Cleanup at the site began in 2006, but designating the river a Superfund site in 2009 allowed the EPA to force the responsible parties to pay for the cleanup.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A Guide to Ohio Streams. Chapter 10: Major Ohio Watersheds (pdf)
  2. ↑ DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1
  3. ↑ http://www2.nbc4i.com/news/2009/sep/23/little_scioto_river_placed_on_epa_priority_list-ar-17397/
  4. ↑ http://www.epa.gov/region5/sites/littlescioto/
  5. ↑ http://www.epa.gov/oem/docs/oil/fss/fss04/durno_04.pdf
  6. ↑ http://cfpub.epa.gov/supercpad/cursites/csitinfo.cfm?id=0509950

Coordinates: 40°31′21″N 83°12′19″W / 40.52250°N 83.20528°W / 40.52250; -83.20528

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