Green Creek (Ohio)
Green Creek is a 21.6-mile-long (34.8 km)[1] tributary to the Sandusky River in the northern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It connects Mineral Springs at the village of Green Springs to the Sandusky River.[2]
| Green Creek | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Pleasant Township, Seneca County, Ohio |
| • coordinates | 41°13′47″N 83°04′39″W |
| • elevation | 703 ft (214 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Sandusky River at Lake Erie |
• coordinates | 41°26′36″N 83°00′42″W |
• elevation | 568 ft (173 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Green Creek → Sandusky River → Lake Erie → Great Lakes → Saint Lawrence River → Gulf of Saint Lawrence |
| GNIS ID | 1066024 |
Green Creek was so named on account of the mineral-stained rocks along its course.[3]
See also
References
- U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-04-05 at WebCite, accessed May 19, 2011
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Creek
- Meek, Basil (1909). Twentieth Century History of Sandusky County, Ohio: And Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 47.
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