Description
810 kilometer long tributary of the Ohio River. Chiefly in Indiana, but forming part of the Indiana-Illinois boundary line, rising in Darke County, Ohio, and entering the Ohio River at the southwest corner of Indiana.
History
The name is derived from the Miami name. The Indian translation suggests that it was named for being white, bright, inanimate, or natural. Speculation is that this refers to a limestone bed in the upper part of the stream. (IN-T101/p336)