Maumee Bay on

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is located in the

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, just east of the city of Toledo. The bay and the surrounding

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form most of the Maumee River basin, and in 1975 part of the area was incorporated into

Maumee Bay State Park Maumee Bay State Park is a public recreation area located on the shores of Lake Erie, five miles east of Toledo, Ohio, Toledo, in Jerusalem Township, Lucas County, Ohio, United States. Major features of the state park include a lodge and confere ...

. The park is not huge, covering , but its

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s feature some of the best

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in the

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. The Maumee Bay area is a popular vacation spot in the

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, featuring several resorts and a

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North Maumee Bay

North Maumee Bay is a smaller part of Maumee Bay which combines the outflow of the

Ottawa River The Ottawa River (french: Rivière des Outaouais, Algonquin: ''Kichi-Sìbì/Kitchissippi'') is a river in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec. It is named after the Algonquin word 'to trade', as it was the major trade route of Eastern ...

, Halfway Creek, Rapideau Drain, Flat Creek, Little Lake Creek and Bay Creek.

Historical Images of Maumee Bay

File:Scene on Maumee Bay, Toledo, Ohio - DPLA - b1879413fe76c9f67c27e3943be40e46 (page 1).jpg, Scene on Maumee Bay, Toledo, Ohio File:Freighter Entering Maumee Bay, Toledo, Ohio - DPLA - 3c962f4644ae6a93534e462871a6975e (page 1).jpg, Freighter Entering Maumee Bay, Toledo, Ohio File:Bay View, Toledo, Ohio - DPLA - 756c0862b9eb4920426e269940d3461a (page 1).jpg, Bay View, Toledo, Ohio File:Toledo Yacht Club House, Toledo, Ohio - DPLA - 61ebecd21ef23baeac2cf8cf63c9b104 (page 1).jpg, Toledo Yacht Club House, Toledo, Ohio

References

Maumee Bay State Park homepage
Wetlands of Ohio Bodies of water of Lucas County, Ohio Bodies of water of Monroe County, Michigan Bays of Lake Erie {{NorthwestOH-geo-stub