Olentangy River

"Olentangy" redirects here. For the community in Crawford County, see Olentangy, Crawford County, Ohio.

Olentangy River
State Route 315 passing over the Olentangy in Columbus in 2018
Map
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationApproximately 2 mi (3.2 km) southeast of Galion, Ohio
 • elevation1,190 ft (360 m)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Scioto River at Columbus
 • elevation
710 ft (220 m)[2]
Basin size543 sq mi (1,410 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationJ. H. Herrick Drive, Columbus
 • average789.1 cu ft/s (22.34 m3/s), USGS water years 2015-2019[3]
Map of Olentangy River highlighted within the Scioto River watershed

The Olentangy River /oʊlənˈtændʒi/ is a 97-mile-long (156 km)[5] tributary of the Scioto River in Ohio, United States.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Blooming Grove quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1988.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Southwest Columbus quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1995.
  3. ^ "USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03227107". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Map of Ohio watersheds". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007.
  5. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 February 2011.