Blanchard River (Ohio) - Definition and Overview

The Blanchard River is a tributary of the Auglaize River, approximately 95 mi (153 km) long, in northwestern Ohio in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Erie.

It rises in central Hardin County, approximately 5 mi (8 km) northwest of Kenton. It flow generally north for its first 25 mi (40 km) into eastern Hancock County, where it turns sharply to the west. It flows west through Findlay and past Ottawa. It joins the Auglaize from the east in western Putnam County approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) north of Cloverdale.

The river is named for Jean Jacques Blanchard, a French tailor who settled among the Shawnee along the river in 1769. Fort Findlay, an American outpost in the War of 1812, was constructed along the river in 1812 at the site of the present-day city of Findlay.

See also

• List of Ohio rivers

External link

• Findlay-Hanock Online: History (http://www.findlayoh.com/online/findlay/history.htm)