Clear Creek (Hocking River tributary) explained

Clear Creek
Source1 Location:Near Royalton, Ohio
Mouth Location:Hocking River near Rockbridge, Ohio
Source1 Elevation:~ 10000NaN0[1]
Mouth Elevation:7580NaN0
Basin Size:89sqmi[2]

Clear Creek is a tributary of the Hocking River. It starts in western Fairfield County and flows southwest into northern Hocking County. In the upper half of the creek's watershed was glaciated and currently has a large amount of agricultural land use. The lower half is part of the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau and is much more forested. The creek's mouth is found at 39.597°N -82.546°W

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Clear Creek has also been known as Clear Fork.

See also

Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. Amanda quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1993.
  2. Web site: Map of Ohio watersheds . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070311012646/http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/water/watersheds/Basins72PDI_40x40_OnScreen.gif . 2007-03-11 .