The Teays River ( /ˈteɪz/) was a major preglacial river that drained much of the present Ohio River watershed, but took a more northerly downstream course. Traces of the Teays across northern Ohio and Indiana are represented by a network of river valleys. These valleys were carved in the late Cenozoic and eventually developed into the present-day Ohio River. The largest still existing contributor to the former Teays River is the Kanawha River in West Virginia, which is itself an extension of the New River.
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