Why is there an ancient "river to nowhere" in southern Ohio?

As a person from the area: *He says all the names right*. I'm officially impressed haha

Your channel is one of my favorites! I recently learned of the Cap-au-Gres fault system. I think its the longest fault line in the Midwest -- from Iowa to Indiana and has the most notable line of displacement in the entire Mississippi valley. It also has a unique bow-shaped trending. Would you consider creating a video on this fault system? I never knew about it and would love to see if there's any lidar or other physical mapping available. Thanks so much!

Thats the ancient teays river! Always been amazed by that growing up in Huntington. Kudos for getting all the names pronounced correctly 🎉

Been a long time since i've read or heard anything about river Teays - thanks!

This is excellent stuff! You are a treasure. A natural educator. I am 75 and you have taught me a lot. Thank you so much!

I like to draw along with you in the drawing part. It's like a more technical Bob Ross show. Happy little elevations.

I live about 20 minutes from the southern end of this and have been looking at it on satellite images for years wondering what it was.

Up in western NY, Olean has a little river coming into it: the Ischua. It’s only about 20-25 miles from Lake Erie and now flows to the Allegheny river, to the Ohio. Full directional reverse due to the glacier action. There are hills in New York where rain falls on one side that hits the Gulf of Mexico, and on the other, the Saint Lawrence.

this was immensely interesting. Thank you!

I've lived twice in the Teays Valley; born and raised in London OH, and lived for a while in Scott Depot WV, which is just west of Hurricane, mentioned in the vid. BTW, gorges are gorgeous! If one travels west on I-64 from Charleston WV, you will cross the northward flowing Kanawha (kah-NAH-wah) River at Nitro. As you cross, you can see the wide crescent of the Teays Valley above and ahead of you.

I'm from Ohio just north of this area near Columbus. You forgot to mention that the ancient Teays valley can actually be traced directly west of Chillicothe through the present day Paint Creek valley where it empties into the Scioto river right at Chillicothe. The unsual thing about this area is the Paint Creek flows directly into the hills around Chillicothe which is the ancient Teays valley here where it flowed millions of years ago in the reverse of Paint Creek today. If you follow Paint Creek today you will be directly above the ancient Teays valley buried hundreds of feet under thick layers of glacial gravel where the modern Paint creek follows through Madison county directly west of Columbus and from there it can be traced going west through the Springfield area and on further west out into Indiana

Fascinating! I've always been fascinated with topography like this. I grew up in Western Pennsylvania McConnell's Mill and the slippery rock creek area.

Neat. Can you do a video on the glaciation of NW Pennsylvania and NE Ohio? There’s lots of cool little things in the area

This is an interesting find. I fly my paramotor there at an event, annually. Though I've seen those features from the air, I've never considered the reasons for those formations. This is a beautiful area to fly!

Teays Valley High School is near Ashville, OH. Thank you for featuring a neat piece of geological history in my backyard.

All of this area is one big geological puzzle !! I watched how these mountains were formed im on the wva side . Just simply amazing ! Thank you !!

I always watch the entire video. I appreciate the work, thank you.

Super cool vid and super interesting!👍

Simply an outstanding channel. Your artistic models really are great when trying to imagine changes over geologic time. Would LOVE to see someone do some paint models like this to help explain the basin and rage extension and metamorphic core complexes in western states.

Great presentation and explanation Doc! I’ve often wondered at the scale of the Ohio River Valley and its tributaries. The story of the impact of the glaciations helps a great deal. You’ve earned a new follower! 👍🏼