Facts about Our Watershed Area

Area
The Blanchard River Watershed is one of nine watersheds that comprise the Western Lake Erie Basin.  Winding 95 miles through fertile farmlands and woods, the Blanchard River and its tributaries drain approximately 770 square miles of land in Allen, Hardin, Hancock, Putnam, Seneca and Wyandot Counties in northwest Ohio. 

Communities (Maps of community locations)
Several communities are located within the boundaries of the watershed.  The two largest are Findlay (39,118) and Ottawa (4,479) which serve as the county seats of Hancock and Putnam counties, respectively. 

Other incorporated communities include:

Allen County: Bluffton (4,013)

Hancock County: Arlington (1,293), Rawson (462), Mt. Blanchard (461), Vanlue (360), Benton Ridge (312), Jenera (228), Mt. Cory (201)

Hardin County:  Forest (1,455), Dunkirk (961)

Putnam County: Columbus Grove (2,178), Pandora (1,214), Continental (1,188), Kalida (1,124), Glandorf (952), Gilboa (170)

Wyandot County: Wharton (399)

More Facts Coming

Slide Show Now Available on Best Practices for Water Health in our watershed.

We now have a slide show available that shows visible water health issues at numerous locations on Lye Creek, a major tributary of the Blanchard River, and the beginning of Best Practices identified to help clear up problems. 

To view the PowerPoint slide show, click here.  NOTE:  After clicking the link, if you are prompted to Open or Save, click Open.  It will take several minutes to load and be viewable.  Once the show starts, if it opens in your current browser window, click the mouse to advance to the next slide.  After the show finishes, click the Back arrow on your browser to return to the Facts page.  If you already have PowerPoint installed on your PC and the slide show opens in a new PowerPoint window, press F5 to begin and use the down arrow to advance the slides.