Little Scioto River (Ohio River tributary)

The Little Scioto River is a tributary of the Ohio River, about long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed May 26, 2011 in southern Ohio in the United States. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of .Map of Ohio watersheds

The Little Scioto River rises in western Jackson County and flows generally southwardly into Scioto County, near Minford. It flows into the Ohio River in the eastern part of the city of Portsmouth,DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. east of the town's center.Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry

The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Little Scioto River" as the stream's name in 1913. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Little Scioto has also been known historically as "Brushy Fork," "Little Siota River" and "Little Sciota River."

See also List of rivers of Ohio Scioto River

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