Sandy Creek (Michigan)
| Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|
View from Dixie Highway in Frenchtown Township | |
Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Monroe |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | London Township |
| • coordinates | 42°01′48″N 83°35′31″W / 42.03000°N 83.59194°W |
| • elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Mouth | Lake Erie |
• location | Frenchtown Charter Township |
• coordinates | 41°55′30″N 83°20′02″W / 41.92500°N 83.33389°W |
• elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Length | 18.5 mi (29.8 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lake Erie |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Little Sandy Creek |
Sandy Creek is an 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km) creek entirely in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The creek rises in London Township in the north-central portion of the county and flows southeast into Lake Erie in Frenchtown Charter Township at Sterling State Park.
One of the earliest French settlements in the area, known as the Sandy Creek Settlement is along the banks of Sandy Creek. It existed from about 1780–1813 and was abandoned after the Battle of Frenchtown during the War of 1812.