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Ohio

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Ohio River in e central USA, formed at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at Pittsburgh in w Pennsylvania. It flows w and then sw to join the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois. The Ohio River valley is a highly industrialized region. Length: 1571km (976mi).

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