Twin Creek (Ohio) Explained

Twin Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Ohio. The 46.2mile long stream is a tributary of Great Miami River. Lesley Run is a tributary of Twin Creek.

Twin Creek was so named by the Potawatomi Indians on account of its branches.^[1]

At its mouth, the creek's estimated mean annual flow rate is 323.2cuft/s.^[2] A USGS stream gauge on the creek near Germantown recorded a mean annual discharge of 286.2cuft/s during water years 1921-2019. The highest daily mean discharge during that period was 8450cuft/s on January 22, 1959. The lowest daily mean discharge was 2cuft/s on September 25, 1941.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Ohio

Notes and References

1. Book: History of Preble County, Ohio, with illustrations and biographical sketches. 1881. H. Z. Williams & Bro.. 314.
2. Web site: Watershed Report. 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.
3. Web site: USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03272000. live. https://archive.today/20200826204147/https://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis/wys_rpt?dv_ts_ids=109375&wys_water_yr=2019&site_no=03272000. 2020-08-26. 2020-08-26. waterdata.usgs.gov.