Huron River (Ohio)

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Huron River
An early autumn scene of the west branch of the Huron River, near the towns of Milan, Monroeville, and Norwalk in north central Ohio.
Origin	East of Shiloh, Ohio
Mouth	Lake Erie at Huron, Ohio
Basin countries	United States
Length	60 mi (96 km)
Source elevation	1150 ft (351 m)
Mouth elevation	580 ft (177 m)
Basin area	403 mi² (1044 km²)

A scenic view of the west branch of the Huron River

This is Blue Bridge, which carries Lamereaux Road across the river in Ridgefield Township; it was built after the July 5, 1969 flood washed the other bridge away (the river was near thirty feet in depth)

This is the Huber Road bridge in Oxford Township; it, too, was built after the July 5, 1969 flood washed the other bridge away (the river was near thirty feet in depth)

The Huron River is located in the north central area of the U.S. state of Ohio. The watershed drains large portions of Erie County and Huron County, the northeast corner of both Seneca County and Crawford County and the north portion of Richland County.

The mouth is on Lake Erie at the city of Huron. The main branch of the river is formed when the east and west branches merge near Milan.

The east branch arises west of Fitchville and flows west to North Fairfield, where it bends north and flows though Peru and Norwalk before reaching Milan.

The west branch is the longest part of the Huron River. It arises about 4 miles south of Greenwich and four miles east of Shiloh, near the intersection of Gilger Road and Noble Road in northern Richland County's Blooming Grove Township, within a few miles of the headwaters of both the southwest branch of the Vermilion River (which also flows north to Lake Erie) and the Shipp Creek which ultimately flows south to the Muskingum River and then to the Ohio River. The west branch of the Huron flows north and west from Blooming Grove Township through Huron County's Ripley Township, then back into Richland County's Cass Township and into Plymouth. It is here where the river bends north to flow through the Richland/Huron county line into Huron County's New Haven Township and into New Haven. It passes to the east of Willard, although other tributaries arise north of Willard. Still in Huron County, the west branch continues north through Greenfield Township, Peru Township, and Ridgefield Township. The west branch continues north into Monroeville and the balance of Ridgefield Township. Next, the river crosses from Huron County into Erie County and then bends in an easterly direction through extreme southern Oxford Township before reaching the confluence with the east branch in the Milan State Wildlife Area.

1 Tributaries
2 Road Intersections
3 External link
4 See also

[edit] Tributaries

Christiana Creek
Clayton Ditch
Cole Creek
Frink Run
Haas Ditch
Jacobs Creek
Marsh Run (see note)

Megginson Creek
Mud Brook
Mud Run
Norwalk Creek
Old Woman Creek
Rattlesnake Creek

Sandhill Creek
Schoeffel Ditch
Seymour Creek
Shriner Run
Slate Run
Walnut Creek

Note: The Willard Marsh within the Willard Marsh State Wildlife Area, feeds into both the west branch of the Huron River and the Honey Creek tributary of the Sandusky River. Also, there are numerous creeks, streams, and ditches that are unnamed tributaries in the Huron River basin.

[edit] Road Intersections

WEST BRANCH

Here is a detailed account of which roads cross over the west branch of the Huron River; beginning at the headwaters near Shiloh in Richland County and ending at the confluence with the east branch near Milan in Erie County.

Richland County

Blooming Grove Township

Noble Road
Pennel Road
Baseline Road

Huron County

Ripley Township

Conrail Railroad
Edwards Road
Plymouth East Road
Old State Road
New State Road
Akron, Canton, & Youngstown Railroad
Plymouth East Road
Townline Road 111
Baseline Road

Village of Plymouth

Broadway Street
North Street
Plymouth East Road

New Haven Township

Skinner Road
US Route 224
Klein Road
Greenbush Road
Boughtonville Road
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Townline Road 12

Greenfield Township

Olive Road
Maple Ridge Road
State Route 61
State Route 162
Hanville Corners Road
Peru Center Road
Bauman Road

Peru Township

Troy Mills Road
Fern Road
Snyder Road
Peru West Section Line Road
Hettle Road
Terry Road

Ridgefield Township

Standardsburg Road

Village of Monroeville

Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
US Route 20 (Main Street)
River Road

Ridgefield Township

Lamereaux Road

Erie County

Oxford Township

Huber Road
Lovers Lane Road

Milan Township

Confluence with the east branch of the Huron River

EAST BRANCH

Here is a detailed account of which roads cross over the east branch of the Huron River; beginning at the headwaters near Fitchville in Huron County and ending at the confluence with the west branch near Milan in Erie County.

Huron County

Fitchville Township

Crescent Road
State Route 162
State Route 162
Greenwich Milan Townline Road

Fairfield Township

Edwards Road
Delta Road
Fairfield Angling Road
Old State Road

Village of North Fairfield

New State Road (Main Street)

Fairfield Township

State Route 162
Hanville Corners Road
Townline Road 131

Bronson Township

Ridge Road
Townline Road 113

Peru Township

State Route 61
Geiger Road
Remelle Road
Johnson Road

Ridgefield Township

Brown Road
US Route 20 & State Route 18 Bypass

City of Norwalk

Old West Main Street
State Route 61
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
North Coast Inland Trail (formerly New York Central Railroad)
Washington Road

Norwalk Township

Lovers Lane Road
Schaffer Road

Erie County

Milan Township

Confluence with the west branch of the Huron River

MAIN STEM

Here is a detailed account of which roads cross over the main stem of the Huron River; beginning at the confluence of the east and west branches near Milan in Erie County and ending at Lake Erie near Huron in Erie County.

Erie County

Milan Township