Pymatuning Creek Explained

Pymatuning Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Shenango River
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Pymatuning Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Ohio
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Mercer (PA)
Ashtabula (OH)
Trumbull (OH)
Length:36.22miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Shenango River (Shenango River Lake)
Discharge1 Avg:223.36cuft/s at mouth with Shenango River (Shenango Lake)[2]
Source1:divide between Pymatuning Creek and Grand River[3]
Source1 Location:Leon, Ohio
Source1 Coordinates:41.6508°N -80.6092°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:1100feet
Mouth:Shenango River (Shenango Lake)
Mouth Location:Shenango Lake in South Pymatuning Township
Mouth Coordinates:41.2944°N -80.4572°W
Mouth Elevation:896feet
Progression:South
River System:Shenango River
Basin Population:724 (2010)
Tributaries Left:Stratton Creek
Booth Run
Chestnut Run
Tributaries Right:Clear Creek
Sugar Creek
Mill Creek
Waterbodies:Shenango Lake

Pymatuning Creek is a 36.22miles long tributary to Shenango River Lake that rises in Ashtabula County, Ohio and flows south into Shenango Lake in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Pymatuning Creek forms most of the western side of Shenango Lake. Pymatuning Creek has been designated as a Wild & Scenic River in Ohio.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 28 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Pymatuning Creek Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 28 July 2019.
  3. Web site: Beckwith Dairy Topo Map, Ashtabula County OH (Leon Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 28 July 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - Pymatuning Creek . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 28 July 2019.
  5. Web site: Ohio DNR: Pymatuning Creek Wild & Scenic River . watercraft.ohiodnr.gov . Ohio DNR . 28 July 2019.