Captina Creek

Captina Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
RegionMidwest
DistrictSouthern Belmont County, Northern Monroe County
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork Captina Creek
 • locationNear Barnesville, Belmont County, Ohio
MouthOhio River
 • location
Powhatan Point, Belmont County, Ohio
 • coordinates
39°51′36″N 80°48′03″W / 39.8599°N 80.8009°W / 39.8599; -80.8009
Length35 mi (56 km)
Basin size227 sq mi (590 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationArmstrongs Mill
 • average163 cu ft/s (4.6 m3/s), USGS water years 1927-1935 and 1959-2002[1]
Discharge 
 • locationmouth
 • average226.72 cu ft/s (6.420 m3/s) (estimate) [2]

Captina Creek is a 35 miles (56 km) long creek located in southeastern Ohio, and a tributary of the Ohio River.[3] Captina Creek is an important creek to the region and home to about 56 species of fish.

  1. ^ "USGS 03114000 Captina Creek at Armstrongs Mills OH". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  2. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Captina Creek". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-07. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
  3. ^ "Captina Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 20 March 2020.