The following is information the Erie Port Authority passed out to participants attending “A Day at the Bay” hosted by the  Upper Maumee Watershed Partnership.

 Maumee River:

• Largest body of water emptying into the Great Lakes
• 150 miles long
• Shares water with the St. Marys River, St. Joseph River, Auglaize River, Little Auglaize River, Blanchard River, Tiffen River, Ottowa River

Maumee Watershed:

• 6,586 sqare miles in Indiana, Ohio & Michigan
• 4,000 miles of streams
• Drains 4 million acres
• 1.7 million people live in the watershed
• 327 named streams
• Supports 94 species of fish
• 90% of Ohio’s wetlands have been drained or filled in