Green Creek (Ohio)

Green Creek is a 21.6-mile-long (34.8 km)[1] tributary to the Sandusky River in the northern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. It connects Mineral Springs at the village of Green Springs to the Sandusky River.[2]

Green Creek
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationPleasant Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  coordinates41°13′47″N 83°04′39″W
  elevation703 ft (214 m)
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with Sandusky River at Lake Erie
  coordinates
41°26′36″N 83°00′42″W
  elevation
568 ft (173 m)
Basin features
ProgressionGreen Creek → Sandusky River → Lake Erie → Great Lakes → Saint Lawrence River → Gulf of Saint Lawrence
GNIS ID1066024

Green Creek was so named on account of the mineral-stained rocks along its course.[3]

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 19, 2011
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Green Creek
  3. Meek, Basil (1909). Twentieth Century History of Sandusky County, Ohio: And Representative Citizens. Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company. p. 47.



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