Paint Creek (Scioto River)

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Paint Creek, Ohio
The Paint Creek within the Scioto River Basin.

The Paint Creek within the Scioto River Basin.

Data
Water code US :  1066883
location south of central Ohio , USA
River system Mississippi River
Drain over Scioto River  → Ohio River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
origin 7 km west of London in southwest Madison County, OH
39 ° 52 ′ 17 ″  N , 83 ° 33 ′ 16 ″  W
Source height 347  m
muzzle Scioto River, 4 miles southeast of Chillicothe in central Ross County. OH coordinates: 39 ° 17 ′ 43 "  N , 82 ° 56 ′ 0"  W 39 ° 17 ′ 43 "  N , 82 ° 56 ′ 0"  W
Mouth height 179  m
Height difference 168 m
Bottom slope 1.1 ‰
length 152.5 km
Catchment area 2963 km²
Left tributaries North Fork Paint Creek
Right tributaries Rattlesnake Creek, Sugar Creek, Rocky Fork Paint Creek, East Fork Paint Creek
Reservoirs flowed through Paint Creek Lake
The Paint Creek at Greenfield.

The Paint Creek is a 152.5 km long right tributary of the Scioto River in the south-central US state Ohio . It drains a catchment area of 2,960 square kilometers and is part of the river system of the Mississippi River . The outflow is via the Scioto River, Ohio River and Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico .

The Paint Creek rises in southwest Madison County , about 7 kilometers west of the city of London . It flows first south-southwest through Fayette County and then south on the border of Counties Highland and Ross . South of the town of Greenfield , Paint Creek is dammed by a dam and forms Paint Creek Lake , which is located in Paint Creek State Park . As it exits the lake, the river bends east, flows through Ross County and flows into the Scioto River 4 km southeast of Chillicothe .

The main tributaries are the 75 km long North Fork Paint Creek and 68 km long Rattlesnake Creek . According to the Geographic Names Information System , the river has also been called Alamoneetheepeece, Olomon Sepung, Chilicotha Creek, Pain Creek, and Pait Creek throughout its history .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on August 26, 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 26, 2010.
  3. ^ Paint Creek (Scioto River) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey North Fork
  4. ↑ Paint Creek (Scioto River) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey Rattlesnake Creek
  5. ↑ Paint Creek (Scioto River) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey

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