Monday Creek
| Monday Creek | |
|---|---|
Monday Creek near Nelsonville in 2006 | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Counties | Perry, Hocking, Athens |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Perry County, Ohio, approximately 2 mi (3 km) north of Shawnee |
| • coordinates | 39°37′48″N 82°11′54″W / 39.63000°N 82.19833°W |
| • elevation | Approx. 820 ft (250 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Hocking River in Athens County, Ohio, approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) southeast of Nelsonville |
• coordinates | 39°25′01″N 82°11′34″W / 39.41694°N 82.19278°W |
• elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Length | 27.0 mi (43.5 km) |
| Basin size | 116 mi2 (300 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Doanville |
| • average | 126.27 cu ft/s (3.576 m3/s), USGS water years 1998-2015 |
Monday Creek is a tributary of the Hocking River, 27 miles (43 km) long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Hocking and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 116 square miles (300 km2) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. Monday Creek has been badly affected by acid mine drainage.