Landform Assignment: Great Teays River
Description and Location: The Great Teays River was a river that flowed north and north west in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. The river was named after the valley found in Putnam County, WV (Teays Valley). Teays Valley was named after Stephen Teays who was an early settler. A few places I was familiar with that the river ran through was Scioto County and Chillicothe in Ohio and along the Interstate 64 in West Virginia from Charleston toward Huntington. The river during this time was used a drain for the eastern part of the US. It drained the watershed that is now found along now the Ohio River. The headwaters of the Teays were was made from well-known rivers from around …show more content…
The river began flowing North through the Virginias then Ohio then toward the other states. Near Ohio they said that the river was found under the sediments from glaciers. There has been evidence that supports this movement of the river. In the article “The Teays River” it states, “This buried valley is up to 2 miles wide and in some areas lies beneath more than 500 feet of the glacial drift” (Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 1995, pg. 1) This explains how the water flowed through the areas. It then moved to the other state borders where the river ran through their land towards the Mississippi River. The headwaters of the river were supposedly in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. The river then flowed into most of the rivers surrounding us today. The river back then was used a draining basin for the eastern part of US. Due to the river and glaciers during the ice age, a few lakes were formed such as Lake Tight and Lake Monongahela along the boundaries of the Teays River. Today, individuals can see the outcome of the river by viewing the valleys in the locations I have listed in the other sections as well as viewing the water wells. Most valleys around this area today are known for their many
Description and Location: The Great Teays River was a river that flowed north and north west in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, Virginia, and West Virginia. The river was named after the valley found in Putnam County, WV (Teays Valley). Teays Valley was named after Stephen Teays who was an early settler. A few places I was familiar with that the river ran through was Scioto County and Chillicothe in Ohio and along the Interstate 64 in West Virginia from Charleston toward Huntington. The river during this time was used a drain for the eastern part of the US. It drained the watershed that is now found along now the Ohio River. The headwaters of the Teays were was made from well-known rivers from around …show more content…
The river began flowing North through the Virginias then Ohio then toward the other states. Near Ohio they said that the river was found under the sediments from glaciers. There has been evidence that supports this movement of the river. In the article “The Teays River” it states, “This buried valley is up to 2 miles wide and in some areas lies beneath more than 500 feet of the glacial drift” (Ohio Department of Natural Resources, 1995, pg. 1) This explains how the water flowed through the areas. It then moved to the other state borders where the river ran through their land towards the Mississippi River. The headwaters of the river were supposedly in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. The river then flowed into most of the rivers surrounding us today. The river back then was used a draining basin for the eastern part of US. Due to the river and glaciers during the ice age, a few lakes were formed such as Lake Tight and Lake Monongahela along the boundaries of the Teays River. Today, individuals can see the outcome of the river by viewing the valleys in the locations I have listed in the other sections as well as viewing the water wells. Most valleys around this area today are known for their many