Sandy Creek (Ohio)
| Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|
Sandy Creek near its mouth, downstream of Bolivar Dam in 2006 | |
Location of the mouth of Sandy Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hanover Township, Columbiana County |
| • coordinates | 40°46′19″N 80°54′09″W / 40.77194°N 80.90250°W |
| • elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) |
| Mouth | Tuscarawas River |
• location | Bethlehem Township, Stark County |
• coordinates | 40°39′28″N 81°26′14″W / 40.65778°N 81.43722°W |
• elevation | 887 ft (270 m) |
| Length | 41.3 mi (66.5 km) |
| Basin size | 504 mi2 (1,310 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Waynesburg |
| • average | 278 cu ft/s (7.9 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 6.9 cu ft/s (0.20 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 15,000 cu ft/s (420 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Still Fork |
| • right | Nimishillen Creek |
Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River, 41.3 miles (66.5 km) long, in northeastern Ohio. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 503 square miles (1,300 km2).