The Shade River is a tributary of the Ohio River in southeastern Ohio in the United States . Via the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River , draining an area of 221 square miles (570 km) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau . The Shade River is 17.4 miles (28.0 km) long, or 38.2 miles (61.5 km) including its west branch.
5-530: The Shade River flows predominantly as three streams, its east, middle, and west branches. It is formed by the confluence of its middle and west branches, and collects its east branch shortly thereafter: From the confluence of the middle and west branches in Chester Township, the Shade River flows generally eastwardly, past the community of Chester . It collects its east branch from the north at
10-680: The Shade River at the intersection of State Routes 7 and 248 . It has a post office with the ZIP code 45720. Chester was platted in about 1822 as the original seat of Meigs County. The county seat was removed to Pomeroy in 1841. The Old Meigs County Courthouse still stands in Chester and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . A post office has been in operation at Chester since 1823. Public education in
15-560: The community of Chester is provided by the Eastern Local School District . Campuses serving the community include Eastern Elementary School (Grades K–8) and Eastern High School (Grades 9–12). Noted American author Ambrose Bierce was born just downstream of Chester in the Shade River valley. 39°05′15″N 81°55′21″W / 39.08750°N 81.92250°W / 39.08750; -81.92250 This Meigs County , Ohio state location article
20-703: The community of Keno, and enters the Ohio River in Olive Township , approximately one mile (2 km) south of the community of Long Bottom . According to the Geographic Names Information System , the Shade River has also been known historically as "Shade Creek" and as "Devils Hole Creek." At the United States Geological Survey 's stream gauge downstream of Chester, the annual mean flow of
25-449: The river between 1965 and 2012 was 174 cubic feet per second (5 cubic meters per second). The highest recorded flow during the period was 15,600 cfs (442 m³/s) on March 2, 1997. The lowest recorded flow was 0.00 cfs (0 m³/s) on September 5, 2007. Chester, Ohio Chester is an unincorporated community in central Chester Township , Meigs County , Ohio , United States . It lies along
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