Sugar Creek (Tuscarawas River tributary)
| Sugar Creek | |
|---|---|
Sugar Creek downstream of Beach City Dam in 2006 | |
Location of the mouth of Sugar Creek in Dover, Ohio | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | northwest of Smithville |
| • coordinates | 40°54′32″N 81°55′07″W / 40.90889°N 81.91861°W |
| Mouth | Tuscarawas River |
• location | Dover |
• coordinates | 40°30′39″N 81°28′41″W / 40.51083°N 81.47806°W |
• elevation | 856 ft (261 m) |
| Length | 45 mi (72 km) |
| Basin size | 356 sq mi (920 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | USGS gauge at Strasburg |
| • average | 312.1 cu ft/s (8.84 m3/s), water years 1932-2019 |
Sugar Creek is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River in northeastern Ohio in the United States. It is 45 miles (72 km) long. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum, and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 356 square miles (922 km2) on glaciated and unglaciated portions of the Allegheny Plateau.
It is the namesake of Sugarcreek, Ohio and of townships in Stark, Tuscarawas and Wayne counties Ohio.