Conotton Creek
Conotton Creek | |
One Leg Creek | |
River | |
Connoton Creek flows under Ohio State Route 39 in Sherrodsville, Ohio
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Country | United States |
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State | Ohio |
Source | |
- location | Green Township, Harrison County |
- elevation | 1,240 ft (378 m) [1] |
- coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2] |
Mouth | Tuscarawas River |
- location | Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County |
- elevation | 874 ft (266 m) [1] |
- coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2] |
Length | 38.7 mi (62.3 km) [1] |
Basin | 286 sq mi (741 km2) [1] |
Conotton Creek (pronounced kah-NOT-en) is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River, 38.7 miles (62.3 km) long, in eastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 286 square miles (741 km²) in Carroll, Harrison and Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The source is at 1240 feet and the mouth is at 874 feet.[1] Dover Dam, downstream on the Tuscarawas river, is normally dry, but can impound a reservoir on Conotton and tributaries to a pool elevation of 916 feet for downstream flood control by the Corp of Engineers. From its source in eastern Harrison County, Ohio the creek flows west northwest through Jewitt, Scio, Conotton, Bowerston, Leesville, Sherrodsville, New Cumberland and Somerdale before reaching its mouth in central Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway is situated in the valley. Ohio State Route 151 runs in the valley from near the source to Bowerston. Ohio State Route 212 run along the valley from Bowerston to the mouth. The Conotton Creek Trail runs from Bowerston to Jewett.
The stream was declared navigable by the Ohio legislature in 1808, but the act was repealed in 1816, probably to allow the construction of mill dams.[3]
Contents
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Conotton Creek has also been known historically as:[2]
- Connotten Creek
- Connotton Creek
- Conolton Creek
- Conoten Creek
- Gutgatsink Creek
- Kannotten Creek
- Kennottenhead Creek
- Knottenhead Creek
- One Leg Creek
Conotton Creek was known in the 19th century as One Leg Creek, named for an Indian who lived near its mouth.[3][4][5]
Named Tributaries and sub-Tributaries
Tributary Name[1] | Flows Into[1] | Source Elevation feet[1] |
Mouth Elevation feet[1] |
Mouth Location[6] | Length miles[1] |
Drainage Area sq. Miles[1] |
notes |
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Huff Run | Conotton Creek | 1066 | 875 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 9.9 | 13.9 | A, Mineral City, Morges, Lindentree |
Beggar Run | Conotton Creek | 980 | 879 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2.7 | 4.45 | A |
Dog Run | Conotton Creek | 1029 | 880 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 3.5 | 2.94 | A |
Indian Fork | Conotton Creek | 1116 | 887 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 18.9 | 70.3 | A B Dellroy |
Elliott Run | Indian Fork | 1040 | 916 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 3.5 | 4.63 | B |
Dellroy Creek | Indian Fork | 980 | 917 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 1.5 | 1.3 | B |
Willow Run | Indian Fork | 1040 | 919 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 4.8 | 8.99 | B, aka Messer Run |
Pleasant Valley Run | Indian Fork | 1080 | 936 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 4.4 | 8 | B, New Harrisburg |
Cold Spring Run | Indian Fork | 1146 | 953 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 3.4 | 6.39 | |
Town Creek | Indian Fork | 1120 | 974 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2.6 | 3.85 | Carrollton |
Gant Creek | Indian Fork | 1116 | 974 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 4.6 | 8.33 | |
Thompson Run | Conotton Creek | 1060 | 903 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 3.5 | 4.11 | A |
Holmes Run | Conotton Creek | 1000 | 917 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2.2 | 2.65 | Leavittsville |
McGuire Creek | Conotton Creek | 1230 | 920 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 11.8 | 49.6 | C |
North Fork McGuire Creek | McGuire Creek | 1218 | 927 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 12.6 | 26.6 | C Petersburg |
Bear Hole Run | North Fork McGuire Creek | 1071 | 948 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 2.4 | 2.83 | C |
Scott Run | Conotton Creek | 1200 | 947 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 4.7 | 3.23 | |
Dining Fork | Conotton Creek | 1270 | 974 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 8 | 14.7 | Kilgore |
Kirby Run | Dining Fork | 1235 | 974 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 3.3 | 3.47 | |
Irish Creek | Conotton Creek | 1240 | 967 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 7.6 | 18.8 | aka Alder Creek, Snow Creek |
Lick Fork | Irish Creek | 1237 | 998 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 4 | 5.05 | New Rumley |
Snow Creek | Irish Creek | 1240 | 1035 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 3.4 | 4.72 | |
Jefferson Creek | Conotton Creek | 1270 | 1116 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | 4.6 | 6.56 | Germano |
Note A
Dover Dam Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.,[7] on Tuscarawas River is normally dry, but can inundate this waterway to a pool elevation of 916 feet for downstream flood control by the corps of engineers.[8]
Note B
Atwood Dam Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.,[9] near the mouth of Indian Fork, impounds Atwood Lake to a normal pool elevation of 928 feet and a maximum elevation of 941 feet on this waterway.[8]
Note C
Leesville DamLua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.[10] sits on McGuire Creek and impounds Leesville Lake to a normal pool elevation of 963 feet and a maximum elevation of 977.5 feet on this waterway.[8]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ History of Monroe Township, Carroll County, p.2-3
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ GNIS ID#1066759, 1060856, 1039735, 1066761, 1079578, 1039665, 1047963, 1044610, 1039240, 1047103, 1070756, 1066233, 1041680, 1066093, 1066113, 1037723, 1046069, 1066679, 1042299, 1066767, 1042531, 1066767, and 1066771
- ↑ GNIS Entry Dover Dam
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 MWCD lake levels
- ↑ GNIS Entry Atwood Dam
- ↑ GNIS Entry Leesville Dam