Water

Ohio has many rivers and lakes including Lake Erie and the Ohio river. In total Ohio has 1,050 dams, many are along the Ohio river which flows through Ohio, West Virginia,Indiana, Kentucky Illinois, and Pennsylvania. A major source of water is the O'Shaughnessy reservoir and is also used to produce electricity. There are many industries that dispose of waste in the Ohio river. Most of the pollution is caused by animal waste and chemicals from farms contaminating the water. Lake Erie borders northern Ohio and there are many smaller lakes all over Ohio as well as a lot of water underground. All of the runoff drains into the Ohio River Basin.To get water to the houses the water is first cleaned then sent through pipes to the houses. Overall Ohio has many water resources including lakes and rivers.