Sevenmile Creek (Ohio) Explained

Sevenmile Creek is a stream in Preble County and Butler County, Ohio, in the United States. Sevenmile Creek is a tributary of Four Mile Creek. Beasley Run is a tributary of the creek.

Sevenmile Creek was named for its distance, 7miles, from Fort Hamilton.^[1] Sevenmile Creek experienced major flooding during the Great Dayton Flood of 1913.^[2]

It is spanned by the Roberts Covered Bridge and other bridges.

Location

• Mouth: Confluence with Four Mile Creek north of Hamilton at 39.4639°N -84.5555°W
• Origin: Preble County east of New Paris at 39.8584°N -84.7306°W^[3]

Flow rate

At its mouth, the creek's estimated mean annual discharge is 143.2cuft/s.^[4] A USGS stream gauge on the creek at Sevenmile recorded a mean annual discharge of 160.2cuft/s during water years 1916–1920.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Ohio

Notes and References

1. Book: Lowry, Robert Eaton. History of Preble County, Ohio: Her People, Industries and Institutions. 1915. B.F. Bowen. 124.
2. Web site: Flood ravaged some small towns, left others alone . Journal-News . March 29, 2013 . 24 December 2015 . Jones, Richard.
3. Coordinates derived visually from Acme Maps topographical map. Position of origin on GNIS appears to be incorrect: 39.5001°N -84.5902°W
4. Web site: Watershed Report: Sevenmile Creek. United States Environmental Protection Agency. United States Environmental Protection Agency. 2020-08-26. live. watersgeo.epa.gov. https://web.archive.org/web/20200826205547/https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=3883798. 2020-08-26.
5. Web site: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics for Ohio: USGS 03273000 Sevenmile Creek at Sevenmile OH. live. https://archive.today/20200826210805/https://waterdata.usgs.gov/oh/nwis/annual/?referred_module=sw&site_no=03273000&por_03273000_109382=707419,00060,109382,1915,1920&year_type=W&format=html_table. 2020-08-26. 2020-08-26. waterdata.usgs.gov.