Portage River
The Portage River branches run northeast from Wood County & north from Hancock County to Pemberville in eastern Wood County, where it becomes one river, then into Sandusky County, and meanders across Ottawa County through Elmore & Oak Harbor before it empties into Lake Erie at what is now Port Clinton.
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Ohio, United States
- Also known as: “Riviere du Portage”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. Thomas Episcopal Church and Ottawa County Courthouse.
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Church
Port Clinton High School
Building
Port Clinton High School is a public high school in Port Clinton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Port Clinton City School District. Their nickname is the Redskins.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Clinton and Gypsum.
Port Clinton
Port Clinton, "The Walleye Capital of the World", is a fishing village and vacation spot on the north shore of Ohio. Most visitors to Port Clinton are parking and boarding boats and ferries to enjoy Lake Erie and Lake Erie Islands.
Gypsum
Hamlet
Gypsum is an unincorporated community in eastern Portage Township, Ottawa County, Ohio, United States. It has a post office with the ZIP code 43433. The community is named for deposits of the gypsum rock near the original town site. Gypsum is situated 3½ miles southeast of Portage River.
Lacarne
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.Portage River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Ottawa, Ohio, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.51644° or 41° 30′ 59″ north
Longitude
-82.93714° or 82° 56′ 14″ west
Elevation
568 feet (173 metres)
Open location code
86HVG387+H4
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Portage River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Portage”
- Catalan: “Portage”
- Cebuano: “Portage River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Ohio)”
- Cebuano: “Portage River”
- German: “Portage River (Ohio)”
- German: “Portage River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Portage”
- Venetian: “Portage”
- Vietnamese: “sông Portage”
- Welsh: “Afon Portage”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Port Clinton Light and Lakeview Park.
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