Conotton Creek

Conotton Creek
One Leg Creek
River
Connoton Creek flows under Ohio State Route 39 in Sherrodsville, Ohio
Country United States
State Ohio
Source
 - location Green Township, Harrison County
 - elevation 1,240 ft (378 m) [1]
 - coordinates 40°19′42″N 80°57′08″W / 40.32833°N 80.95222°W [2]
Mouth Tuscarawas River
 - location Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County
 - elevation 874 ft (266 m) [1]
 - coordinates 40°34′34″N 81°23′32″W / 40.57611°N 81.39222°WCoordinates: 40°34′34″N 81°23′32″W / 40.57611°N 81.39222°W [2]
Length 38.7 mi (62.3 km) [1]
Basin 286 sq mi (741 km2) [1]

Conotton Creek (pronounced kah-NOT-en) is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River, 38.7 miles (62.3 km) long, in eastern 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 286 square miles (741 km²) in Carroll, Harrison and Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The source is at 1240 feet and the mouth is at 874 feet.[1] Dover Dam, downstream on the Tuscarawas river, is normally dry, but can impound a reservoir on Conotton and tributaries to a pool elevation of 916 feet for downstream flood control by the Corp of Engineers. From its source in eastern Harrison County, Ohio the creek flows west northwest through Jewitt, Scio, Conotton, Bowerston, Leesville, Sherrodsville, New Cumberland and Somerdale before reaching its mouth in central Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway is situated in the valley. Ohio State Route 151 runs in the valley from near the source to Bowerston. Ohio State Route 212 run along the valley from Bowerston to the mouth. The Conotton Creek Trail runs from Bowerston to Jewett.

The stream was declared navigable by the Ohio legislature in 1808, but the act was repealed in 1816, probably to allow the construction of mill dams.[3]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Conotton Creek has also been known historically as:[2]

Conotton Creek was known in the 19th century as One Leg Creek, named for an Indian who lived near its mouth.[3][4][5]


Named Tributaries and sub-Tributaries

Tributary Name[1] Flows Into[1] Source Elevation
feet[1]		 Mouth Elevation
feet[1]		 Mouth Location[6] Length
miles[1]		 Drainage Area
sq. Miles[1]		 notes
Huff Run Conotton Creek 1066 875 40°35′18″N 81°22′35″W / 40.58833°N 81.37639°W 9.9 13.9 A, Mineral City, Morges, Lindentree
Beggar Run Conotton Creek 980 879 40°33′39″N 81°19′2″W / 40.56083°N 81.31722°W 2.7 4.45 A
Dog Run Conotton Creek 1029 880 40°32′30″N 81°18′25″W / 40.54167°N 81.30694°W 3.5 2.94 A
Indian Fork Conotton Creek 1116 887 40°31′18″N 81°17′40″W / 40.52167°N 81.29444°W 18.9 70.3 A B Dellroy
Elliott Run Indian Fork 1040 916 40°33′58″N 81°12′38″W / 40.56611°N 81.21056°W 3.5 4.63 B
Dellroy Creek Indian Fork 980 917 40°33′22″N 81°12′3″W / 40.55611°N 81.20083°W 1.5 1.3 B
Willow Run Indian Fork 1040 919 40°33′59″N 81°11′48″W / 40.56639°N 81.19667°W 4.8 8.99 B, aka Messer Run
Pleasant Valley Run Indian Fork 1080 936 40°33′18″N 81°9′17″W / 40.55500°N 81.15472°W 4.4 8 B, New Harrisburg
Cold Spring Run Indian Fork 1146 953 40°33′59″N 81°7′43″W / 40.56639°N 81.12861°W 3.4 6.39
Town Creek Indian Fork 1120 974 40°33′52″N 81°4′58″W / 40.56444°N 81.08278°W 2.6 3.85 Carrollton
Gant Creek Indian Fork 1116 974 40°33′26″N 81°5′37″W / 40.55722°N 81.09361°W 4.6 8.33
Thompson Run Conotton Creek 1060 903 40°30′07″N 81°14′58″W / 40.50194°N 81.24944°W 3.5 4.11 A
Holmes Run Conotton Creek 1000 917 40°28′52″N 81°13′29″W / 40.48111°N 81.22472°W 2.2 2.65 Leavittsville
McGuire Creek Conotton Creek 1230 920 40°28′30″N 81°13′3″W / 40.47500°N 81.21750°W 11.8 49.6 C
North Fork McGuire Creek McGuire Creek 1218 927 40°28′20″N 81°11′35″W / 40.47222°N 81.19306°W 12.6 26.6 C Petersburg
Bear Hole Run North Fork McGuire Creek 1071 948 40°30′44″N 81°8′52″W / 40.51222°N 81.14778°W 2.4 2.83 C
Scott Run Conotton Creek 1200 947 40°24′59″N 81°8′39″W / 40.41639°N 81.14417°W 4.7 3.23
Dining Fork Conotton Creek 1270 974 40°24′25″N 81°6′12″W / 40.40694°N 81.10333°W 8 14.7 Kilgore
Kirby Run Dining Fork 1235 974 40°25′23″N 81°4′57″W / 40.42306°N 81.08250°W 3.3 3.47
Irish Creek Conotton Creek 1240 967 40°23′37″N 81°4′52″W / 40.39361°N 81.08111°W 7.6 18.8 aka Alder Creek, Snow Creek
Lick Fork Irish Creek 1237 998 40°24′40″N 81°2′7″W / 40.41111°N 81.03528°W 4 5.05 New Rumley
Snow Creek Irish Creek 1240 1035 40°23′37″N 81°4′52″W / 40.39361°N 81.08111°W 3.4 4.72
Jefferson Creek Conotton Creek 1270 1116 40°22′2″N 80°59′46″W / 40.36722°N 80.99611°W 4.6 6.56 Germano

Note A

Dover Dam 40°33′26″N 81°24′44″W / 40.55722°N 81.41222°W,[7] on Tuscarawas River is normally dry, but can inundate this waterway to a pool elevation of 916 feet for downstream flood control by the corps of engineers.[8]

Note B

Atwood Dam 40°31′36″N 81°17′5″W / 40.52667°N 81.28472°W,[9] near the mouth of Indian Fork, impounds Atwood Lake to a normal pool elevation of 928 feet and a maximum elevation of 941 feet on this waterway.[8]

Note C

Leesville Dam40°28′6″N 81°11′41″W / 40.46833°N 81.19472°W[10] sits on McGuire Creek and impounds Leesville Lake to a normal pool elevation of 963 feet and a maximum elevation of 977.5 feet on this waterway.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Ohio Department of Natural Resources. "GAZETTEER_OF_OHIO_STREAMS". Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Geographic Names Information System entry for Conotton Creek". Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Mansfield, J.B. (1884). The History of Tuscarawas County. Warner, Beers & Co. p. 669.
  4. ↑ History of Monroe Township, Carroll County, p.2-3
  5. ↑ Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. The State of Ohio. p. 363.
  6. ↑ GNIS ID#1066759, 1060856, 1039735, 1066761, 1079578, 1039665, 1047963, 1044610, 1039240, 1047103, 1070756, 1066233, 1041680, 1066093, 1066113, 1037723, 1046069, 1066679, 1042299, 1066767, 1042531, 1066767, and 1066771
  7. ↑ GNIS Entry Dover Dam
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 MWCD lake levels
  9. ↑ GNIS Entry Atwood Dam
  10. ↑ GNIS Entry Leesville Dam