Duck Creek (Ohio River)

Duck Creek
The West Fork Duck Creek at Caldwell, Washington County, OH
Data
Water code	US :  1075746
location	southeast ohio (USA)
River system	Mississippi River
Drain over	Ohio River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
Confluence of	East Fork and West Fork Duck Creek in the town of Warner, west of Salem, Washington County, OH 39 ° 33 ′ 41 ″  N , 81 ° 24 ′ 32 ″  W
Source height	194  m
muzzle	Ohio River in Marietta in Washington County, OH Coordinates: 39 ° 24 ′ 18 "  N , 81 ° 25 ′ 37"  W 39 ° 24 ′ 18 "  N , 81 ° 25 ′ 37"  W
Mouth height	178  m
Height difference	16 m
Bottom slope	0.33 ‰
length	48 km
Small towns	Marietta

The Duck Creek ( English for " duck brook") is a 48 km long right tributary of the Ohio River in the eastern US state of Ohio in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains .

It drains into the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio River and the Mississippi River . The Duck Creek belongs to the river system of the Mississippi River and arises in northern Washington County from the confluence of East Fork and West Fork Duck Creek in the town of Warner. After that, the Duck Creek flows meandering generally to the south and flows Marietta around 5 km east of the city center in Ohio.

The East Fork Duck Creek is approximately 30 km long, has its source in western Monroe County at Summerfield and flows south through eastern Noble and northern Washington Counties. The 50 km long West Fork Duck Creek rises in southeast Guernsey County near Sarahsville, then flows south-southeast through central Noble County and northern Washington County to the confluence with the East Fork.

The catchment area of Duck Creek, in which there are numerous smaller towns, is mainly used for agriculture. The only bigger city is Marietta . The rivers in the catchment area are particularly polluted by acid mine water as a result of the former mining in the region . Efforts are being made in various directions to improve the water quality of rivers.

Web links

• Duck Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
• Duck Creek Watershed

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on July 25, 2010.
2. ↑ Duck Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed July 25, 2010
3. ↑ Duck Creek Watershed  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 25, 2010