Ohio Brush Creek
Ohio Brush Creek | ||
Ohio Brush Creek near its confluence with the Ohio River. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
- ↑ a b Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on August 18, 2010.
- ↑ 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
- ^ Ohio Brush Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey West Fork
- ^ Ohio Brush Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey Baker Fork
- ^ Ohio Brush Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed August 18, 2010
Web links
- Ohio Brush Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
- Gazetteer of Ohio Streams ( Memento from October 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 1.8 MB)
- Ohio Brush Creek Basin (PDF; 7.9 MB)