Mill Creek (Cuyahoga River)
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| Water code | US : 1043317 | |
| location | Cuyahoga County in Ohio (USA) | |
| River system | Saint Lawrence River | |
| Drain over | Cuyahoga River → Niagara River → Saint Lawrence River → Atlantic Ocean | |
| source | Limit Shaker Heights - Beachwood 41 ° 28 '22 " N , 81 ° 30' 52" W |
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| muzzle | in the Cuyahoga River coordinates: 41 ° 24 ′ 57 " N , 81 ° 38 ′ 22" W 41 ° 24 ′ 57 " N , 81 ° 38 ′ 22" W |
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| Mouth height |
178 m
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| length | 19.6 km | |
| Catchment area | 49 km² | |
| Big cities | Cleveland | |
| Medium-sized cities | Garfield Heights | |
| Small towns | Warrensville Heights | |
| Communities | Highland hills | |
The Mill Creek ( English for "Mühlbach") is a small river in the southern suburbs of Cleveland , Ohio . It is 19.6 km long and has a catchment area of approximately 49 km².
The stream has its source in a residential area on the Shaker Heights and Beachwood parish line . First it flows through two golf courses and various suburbs in a south-westerly and westerly direction. Then it changes direction and flows northwest in the area of the town of Garfield Heights until the small river reaches the urban area of Cleveland. Shortly afterwards, he made another sharp change in direction and left the city of Cleveland straight back south. The Mill Creek finally flows into the Cuyahoga River , just before the mouth an aqueduct of the historic Ohio-Erie Canal spans the water.
Mill Creek is home to Cuyahoga County's highest waterfall . Where the river turns south into the valley of the Cuyahoga, it overcomes about 14 meters at the Mill Creek Falls or Cataract Falls ( 41 ° 26 ′ 43 ″ N , 81 ° 37 ′ 31 ″ W ). This is where the county's industrial development began in 1799, when Wheeler W. Williams and Ezra Wyatt used the natural conditions to build the first sawmill in the Connecticut Western Reserve .
Due to its course through urban areas, Mill Creek has hardly any natural areas. Substantial parts of the body of water run along roads and railroad lines, canalised in concrete river beds or even underground. Near-natural banks and wetlands are still available in places. The water quality is negatively influenced by inadequate sewage systems in adjacent residential areas, and pollutants are also washed away from nearby industrial areas in Mill Creek when it rains.
A total of nine cities and towns make up the Mill Creek catchment area: Beachwood , Cleveland , Cuyahoga Heights , Garfield Heights , Highland Hills , Maple Heights , North Randall , Shaker Heights and Warrensville Heights .
Web links
- Mill Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Brief Description of the river Mill Creek Watershed Partnership (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b - ( Memento of the original from May 19, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Mill Creek ( Memento of the original from January 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Cuyahoga Valley.net (English)
