Nimisila Creek
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Water code | US : 1066862 | |
location | northeastern state of Ohio , USA | |
River system | Mississippi River | |
Drain over | Tuscarawas River → Muskingum River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
source | in Jackson Township, Stark County, Ohio, 40 ° 52 ′ 53 ″ N , 81 ° 27 ′ 30 ″ W |
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Source height | 341 m | |
muzzle | Northwest of Canal Fulton Coordinates: 40 ° 53 ′ 51 ″ N , 81 ° 36 ′ 11 ″ W 40 ° 53 ′ 51 ″ N , 81 ° 36 ′ 11 ″ W |
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Mouth height | 285 m | |
Height difference | 56 m | |
Bottom slope | 3.2 ‰ | |
length | 17.5 km | |
Catchment area | 81.6 km² | |
Reservoirs flowed through | Willowdale Lake , Lake Noah , Comet Lake , Lake Lucern |
The Nimisila Creek is a stream in the US state of Ohio . It originates in Stark County south of Akron-Canton Regional Airport . First the stream flows in a north-westerly, then westerly direction, and finally turns south. It flows northwest of the small town of Canal Fulton into the Tuscarawas River .
The catchment area of the approximately 17.5 km long Nimisila Creek has an area of 81.6 square kilometers in the counties Stark and Summit . On its way the brook flows through a number of small ponds or reservoirs. Willowdale Lake , Lake Noah and Comet Lake are named on the upper reaches , and Lake Lucern is just before the mouth . From Lake Noah, water from the Nimisila Creek is directed north into the Nimisila Reservoir , overflowing water reaches the stream again below Comet Lake. Further downstream is a weir that diverts water for the Ohio-Erie Canal . Nimisila Creek itself flows under this historic canal just before its mouth.
Not to be confused with Nimisila Creek is the larger Nimishillen Creek , located a little to the southeast of it .