Ohio Brush Creek

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Ohio Brush Creek
Ohio Brush Creek near its confluence with the Ohio River.

Ohio Brush Creek near its confluence with the Ohio River.

Data
Water code US :  1066120
location southern state of Ohio , USA
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Ohio River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
origin 3 miles southeast of the village of New Market in southeast Highland County, OH
39 ° 7 ′ 24 ″  N , 83 ° 38 ′ 19 ″  W
Source height 345  m
muzzle Ohio River, 3 miles upstream from Concord, OH Coordinates: 38 ° 40 ′ 25 "  N , 83 ° 27 ′ 10"  W, 38 ° 40 ′ 25 "  N , 83 ° 27 ′ 10"  W
Mouth height 151  m
Height difference 194 m
Bottom slope 2.1 ‰
length 93 km
Catchment area 1127 km²
Left tributaries Holland Fork, Sugarcamp Fork
Right tributaries Rocky Fork

The Ohio Brush Creek is a 93 km long right tributary of the Ohio River in the southern US state of Ohio . It drains a catchment area of 1,127 square kilometers and is part of the river system of the Mississippi River . It drains into the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio River and Mississippi River .

The Ohio Brush Creek rises about two miles southwest of the town of New Market in southeast Highland County . It then flows in a generally southerly direction through Adams County and joins the Ohio River 3 miles upstream from Concord. Its main tributaries are the 35 km long West Fork and the 28 km long Baker Fork .

Ohio Brush Creek has had several names throughout its history, according to the Geographic Names Information System , including Brush Creek , Elk Creek, and Little Scioto River .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on August 18, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b c Gazetteer of Ohio Streams ( Memento from October 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.8 MB), accessed on August 18, 2010
  3. ^ Ohio Brush Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey West Fork
  4. ^ Ohio Brush Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey Baker Fork
  5. ^ Ohio Brush Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed August 18, 2010

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