Ottawa River (Auglaize River)

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Location of the Ottawa River within the catchment area of ​​the Maumee River

The Ottawa River is a 80 km long right tributary of the Auglaize River and flows through the northwestern part of the state of Ohio in the United States.

He is one of two rivers with the name " Ottawa River" in Northwest Ohio, along with the Ottawa River from Toledo, which flows into Lake Erie.

The Ottawa River is part of the river system of the St. Lawrence River. The river is formed about 1.5 km north of the city of Lafayette in southern Allen County by the confluence of Hog Creek and Little Hog Creek. The river is named after the Native American people of Ottawa, who settled in this region in the 18th century. The Ottawa River flows first to the northwest, then southwest to west through the city of Lima. Approximately 3 km southeast of Lima, the river turns abruptly to the north, flows through the western Putnam County and joins about 5 km north- west of Kalida with the Auglaize River.

The catchment area covers approximately 945 km ², of which 69 % arable land and pastures 7% forest and the rest is urbanized or otherwise used. The area extends over the counties Hardin, Allen and Putnam; the largest cities are Lima and Fort Shawnee. The ( GNIS ) According Geographic Names Information System, the river is also called Hog River, Kashko Sepe, Ottawa Creek and similar spellings.

The Ottawa River also contributes to the local name " Hog Creek " ( German: Pork Bach). This name comes from the following story: " Alexander McKee, the British Indian agent, who resided at the Machachac towns, on Mad River, falling on the incursion of General Logan from Kentucky in 1786, which Obliged to flee with his effects. He had a large lot of swine, Which were driven on to the borders of this stream, and when to the Indians ( Shawnee ) came on the river They Called Koshko Sepe, Which in the Shawnee language signified ' The Creek of the Hogs, Hog or stream '. " " Alexander McKee was the British Indian Commissioner for the Machachac settlements on the Mad River. During the invasion, by General Logan from Kentucky in 1786 McKee was forced to flee with all his belongings. Among his possessions was a large herd of pigs to the banks of the Ottawa River were driven. When the Shawnee Indians saw this they called the river henceforth " Koshko Sepe ," which in the language of the Shawnee meant so much like " the stream of swine " or " pig Bach".