Little Beaver Creek

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The Little Beaver Creek [1] represents some Ohio's wildest and most scenic areas. The Little Beaver Creek watershed is located primarily in Columbiana County in northeast Ohio, as well as in portions of Carroll County, Mahoning County, and western Pennsylvania, draining approximately 510 square miles, of which 408 are in Ohio. The creek is protected by a number of classifications, including Ohio Wild and Scenic River and National Scenic River, as well as being part of Ohio's state park system. In fact, it is the only major river in Ohio to have dual State Wild and Scenic and National Scenic River designations. The creek empties into the Ohio River just east of East Liverpool, Ohio.

Little Beaver Creek supports 63 species of fish, 49 mammal species, 140 types of birds and 46 species of reptiles and amphibians, including the rare and protected salamander known as the hellbender.

The Little Beaver Creek watershed is home to Beaver Creek State Forest [2], Beaver Creek State Park [3] and Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve [4].

The photos that follow are scenes of the Little Beaver Creek as it passes near the unincorporated Village of Fredericktown, Ohio: