Ohio Brush Creek Explained

Ohio Brush Creek
Source1 Elevation:	~ 1000feet^[1]
Mouth Elevation:	485feet^[2]
Discharge1 Avg:	468.1cuft/s, USGS water years 1927-2019^[3]
Basin Size:	435sqmi

Ohio Brush Creek is a 59.9adj=midNaNadj=mid^[4] tributary of the Ohio River in southern Ohio in the United States. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of .^[5] According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as "Brush Creek", "Elk Creek", and "Little Scioto River".

Ohio Brush Creek rises in southeastern Highland County, and flows generally southwardly into Adams County, past the Serpent Mound, to its confluence at the Ohio River, about west of Rome.^[6]

See also

• List of rivers of Ohio

References

38.6737°N -83.4527°W

Notes and References

1. U.S. Geological Survey. Belfast quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1991.
2. U.S. Geological Survey. Concord quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1995.
3. Web site: USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03237500. July 15, 2020. waterdata.usgs.gov.
4. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 26, 2011
5. http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/water/watersheds/Basins72PDI_40x40_OnScreen.gif Map of Ohio watersheds
6. [DeLorme]