Sandy Creek (Tuscarawas River)

Sandy Creek
Sandy Creek near its mouth.
Data
Water code	US :  1066944
location	northeastern Ohio (USA)
River system	Mississippi River
Drain over	Tuscarawas River  → Muskingum River  → Ohio River  → Mississippi River  → Gulf of Mexico
source	4 km northeast of the village of Hanoverton in western Columbiana County, OH 40 ° 46 ′ 19 ″  N , 80 ° 54 ′ 9 ″  W
Source height	403  m
muzzle	Tuscarawas River, 2 km northeast of Bolivar in Stark County, OH Coordinates: 40 ° 39 ′ 28 "  N , 81 ° 26 ′ 14"  W, 40 ° 39 ′ 28 "  N , 81 ° 26 ′ 14"  W
Mouth height	270  m
Height difference	133 m
Bottom slope	2 ‰
length	66.5 km
Catchment area	1305 km²
Left tributaries	Still Fork Sandy Creek
Right tributaries	Little Sandy Creek, Nimishillen Creek

The Sandy Creek is a 41 miles long left tributary of the Tuscarawas River in the northeastern US state of Ohio .

It drains an area of 1,305 square kilometers and is part of the river system of the Mississippi River . It drains into the Gulf of Mexico via the Tuscarawas River , Muskingum River , Ohio River and Mississippi River .

The Sandy Creek rises 4 km northeast of the village of Hanoverton in western Columbiana County at an altitude of 403 m. It flows generally in a south-westerly direction through the counties Columbiana, Carroll , Tuscarawas and Stark and reaches 2 km northeast of Bolivar the confluence with the Tuscarawas River at 270 m height. Sandy Creek's tributaries include the Still Fork Sandy River , Little Sandy Creek, and Nimishillen Creek . According to the Geographic Names Information System , the river was also referred to as Big Sandy River, Elks Eye Creek, Lamanshicolas, and similar spellings.

The Bolivar Dam was built by the United States Army Corps of Engineers just before the mouth of Sandy Creek to protect against flooding.

Web links

• Sandy Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
• Boating on Ohio's Streams
• Sandy Creek Watershed

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on August 11, 2010.
2. ^ ^{A b} Sandy Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
3. ↑ ^{a b} Sandy Creek Watershed  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Still fork in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
5. ↑ Little Sandy Creek in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
6. ↑ Nimishillen Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
7. ↑ Bolivar Dam