Sandy Creek (Ohio) Explained

Sandy Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Ohio
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Sandy Creek
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Ohio
Length:41.3miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Waynesburg[2]
Discharge1 Min:6.9cuft/s
Discharge1 Avg:278cuft/s
Discharge1 Max:15000cuft/s
Source1 Location:Hanover Township, Columbiana County
Source1 Coordinates:40.7719°N -80.9025°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1299feet
Mouth:Tuscarawas River
Mouth Location:Bethlehem Township, Stark County
Mouth Coordinates:40.6578°N -81.4372°W
Mouth Elevation:887feet
Basin Size:504sqmi
Tributaries Left:Still Fork
Tributaries Right:Nimishillen Creek

Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River, 41.3 miles (66.5 km) long, in northeastern Ohio. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 503 square miles (1,303 km²).

Geography

Sandy Creek rises in Hanover Township, approximately two miles (3 km) northeast of Hanoverton in western Columbiana County and flows generally west-southwestwardly through northwestern Carroll County, southeastern Stark County and northeastern Tuscarawas County, past the communities of Kensington, Minerva, Malvern, Waynesburg and Magnolia. It joins the Tuscarawas River from the east in Bethlehem Township in Stark County, approximately one mile (2 km) northeast of Bolivar. At Minerva, it collects the Still Fork. At Waynesburg, it collects a short stream known as Little Sandy Creek.[4] In Sandyville, Tuscarawas County it collects Nimishillen Creek, which drains the city of Canton.[5]

A dry dam, Bolivar Dam, constructed by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, spans the creek near its mouth.[6]

Flow rate

At the United States Geological Survey's stream gauge in Waynesburg,[7] the annual mean flow of the river between 1939 and 2005 was 278 ft³/s (8 m³/s). The highest recorded flow during the period was 15,000 ft³/s (425 m³/s) on January 22, 1959. The lowest recorded flow was 6.9 ft³/s (0 m³/s) on an unspecified date.[2]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Sandy Creek has also been known historically as:[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GAZETTEER_OF_OHIO_STREAMS. 2010-01-07 . Ohio Department of Natural Resources.
  2. Web site: USGS Ohio Water Resources Data, Water Year 2005. . Surface-water records, Surface-water records, Beaver through Muskingum River Basins (p. 41–77) . J. P. . Mangus . S. R. Frum . . 2007-05-21.
  3. Web site: [{{Gnis3|1066944}} GNIS entry for Sandy Creek (Feature ID #1066944)]. Geographic Names Information System . Geographic Names Information System . 2007-01-12.
  4. Web site: [{{Gnis3|1042637}} Geographic Names Information System entry for Little Sandy Creek ]. 2007-01-12.
  5. Book: Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer . 1991 . . Yarmouth, Me. . 0-89933-233-1 . 51–53.
  6. Web site: Bolivar Dam . United States Army Corps of Engineers . 2007-01-12 . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20070206103232/http://www.lrh.usace.army.mil/projects/lakes/bos/ . 2007-02-06 .
  7. http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/uv?03117500 real time flow information