Greenville Creek

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Greenville Creek
Greenville Falls
Greenville Falls
Origin Near Spartanburg, Indiana
Mouth Stillwater River near Covington, Ohio
Source elevation ~ 1,155 ft (352 m) [1]
Mouth elevation ~ 875 ft (267 m) [2]
Basin area 200 mi² (518 km²) [3]

Greenville Creeks starts in extreme eastern Indiana in Randolph County. It soon flows into Darke County, Ohio and joins with a tributary that also starts in Indiana, Dismal Creek. If flows through Greenville and Gettysburg before entering Miami County. Near its mouth at the Stillwater River at Covington it drops 20 ft (6 m) at Greenville Falls in a glacially cut gorge that is a state nature preserve. [4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Spartanburg quadrangle, Indiana. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1983.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Pleasant Hill quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1983.
  3. ^ Map of Ohio watersheds.
  4. ^ Greenville Falls Nature Preserve.