Maumee River

The Maumee River (pronounced /mɔːˈmiː/)[1] (Shawnee: Hotaawathiipi;[2] Miami-Illinois: Taawaawa siipiiwi)[3] is a river running from northeastern Indiana into northwestern Ohio and Lake Erie in the United States. The city of Toledo is located at the mouth of the Maumee.

Maumee River
The Maumee River at Grand Rapids, Ohio
Map of the Maumee River watershed
Location
Country	United States
States	Indiana, Ohio
Cities and towns	Fort Wayne, Indiana; New Haven, Indiana; Antwerp, Ohio; Cecil, Ohio; Defiance, Ohio; Florida, Ohio; Napoleon, Ohio; Grand Rapids, Ohio; Waterville, Ohio; Maumee, Ohio; Perrysburg, Ohio; Rossford, Ohio; Toledo, Ohio; Oregon, Ohio
Physical characteristics
Source
- location	Fort Wayne by the confluence of the St. Joseph and St. Marys
- coordinates	41°04′58″N 85°07′56″W
- elevation	750 ft (230 m)
Mouth
- location	Lake Erie at Toledo
- coordinates	41°41′58″N 83°27′36″W
- elevation	571 ft (174 m)
Length	137 miles (220 km)
Basin size	6,354 sq mi (16,460 km2)
Discharge
- average	5,297 cu ft/s (150.0 m3/s)
Basin features
Progression	Northeast

It is the largest watershed of any of the rivers feeding the Great Lakes, and supplies five percent of Lake Erie’s water.