Sandy Creek (Ohio)
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| Origin | ,[1] Columbiana County, Ohio, approximately 2 mi (3 km) northeast of Hanoverton[2] |
| Mouth | ,[1] Tuscarawas River in Stark County, Ohio, approximately 1 mi (2 km) northeast of Bolivar[2] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Length | 41.3 mi (66.5 km)[3] |
| Mouth elevation | 892 ft (272 m) [1] |
| Basin area | 503 mi² (1,303 km²) [3] |
Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River, 41.3 miles (66.5 km) long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. 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).
Sandy Creek rises 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 Minerva, Malvern, Waynesburg and Magnolia. It joins the Tuscarawas River from the east in Stark County, just northeast of Bolivar.[2] At Waynesburg it collects a short stream known as Little Sandy Creek[4]. In Tuscarawas County it collects Nimishillen Creek, which drains the city of Canton.[1]
A dry dam, Bolivar Dam, constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, spans the creek near its mouth.[2][5]
[edit] Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Sandy Creek has also been known historically as:[1]
- Big Sandy Creek
- Big Sandy River
- Elks Eye Creek
- Lamanshicolas Creek
- Lamenshikola Creek
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e Geographic Names Information System entry for Sandy Creek. Retrieved on 2007-01-12.
- ^ a b c d DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
- ^ a b Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Major Ohio Watersheds. A Guide to Ohio Streams p. 11. Retrieved on 2007-01-12.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System entry for Little Sandy Creek. Retrieved on 2007-01-12.
- ^ United States Army Corps of Engineers. Bolivar Dam. Retrieved on 2007-01-12.
