Big Walnut Creek

Big Walnut Creek
The confluence of Big Walnut Creek and Alum Creek at Three Creeks Metro Park
Map
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • location~ 1 mi (1.6 km) southwest of Mount Gilead, Ohio
 • elevation~ 1,180 ft (360 m)[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Scioto River near Lockbourne, Ohio
 • elevation
~ 665 ft (203 m)[2]
Basin size557 sq mi (1,440 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationRees
 • average529.4 cu ft/s (14.99 m3/s), USGS water years 1974-2019[3]
Map of Big Walnut Creek highlighted within the Scioto River watershed.

Big Walnut Creek starts near Mount Gilead, Ohio in Morrow County. It flows south to eastern Delaware County and parallels Alum Creek. It passes to the east of Sunbury and into Hoover Reservoir, which then crosses into Franklin County. From the dam outflow in Westerville the creek flows through Gahanna and Whitehall. Near Obetz it is joined by its principal tributaries Alum Creek and Blacklick Creek at the Three Creeks Columbus Metro Park. It flows through southern Franklin County and joins the Scioto River near the Franklin-Pickaway Counties line at 39°47′57″N 83°00′34″W / 39.799305°N 83.009373°W / 39.799305; -83.009373.

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Mount Gilead quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1973.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. Commercial Point quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1988.
  3. ^ "USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03229500". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-15.
  4. ^ "Map of Ohio watersheds". Archived from the original on 2012-10-15.