| Grand River | |
|---|---|
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Harpersfield_Covered_Bridge_(2015).jpg) Harpersfield Covered Bridge over the Grand River | |
&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:USA_Ohio_relief_location_map.svg)  Location of the mouth within Ohio | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Geauga, Trumbull, Ashtabula, Lake |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Geauga County |
| • coordinates | 41°24′50″N 81°04′40″W / 41.4139435°N 81.0778745°W |
| Mouth | Lake Erie |
• location | Fairport Harbor |
• coordinates | 41°45′37″N 81°16′50″W / 41.7603208°N 81.2806588°W |
| Length | 102.7 mi (165.3 km) |
| Basin size | 712 sq mi (1,840 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| USGS Cataloging Unit | 04110004[1] |
The Grand River is a tributary of Lake Erie, 102.7 miles (165.3 km) long,[2] in northeastern Ohio in the United States.[3] Via Lake Erie, the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, it is part of the watershed of the St. Lawrence River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean. It drains an area of 712 mi² (1844 km²).[2]
The Grand River begins in southeastern Geauga County and initially flows eastward into Trumbull County. Downstream of West Farmington it turns northward into Ashtabula County, where it flows through the village of Rock Creek and then turns westward into Lake County, where it flows through the communities of Painesville and Grand River before flowing into Lake Erie in Fairport Harbor.[4]
- ^ "Boundary Descriptions and Names of Regions, Subregions, Accounting Units and Cataloging Units". United States Geological Survey Water Resources.
- ^ a b Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A Guide to Ohio Streams. Archived September 4, 2005, at the Wayback Machine Chapter 10: Major Ohio Watersheds (pdf) Archived 2007-02-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry Archived March 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ *DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 978-0-89933-233-8