Sandy Creek (Michigan)

Sandy Creek
View from Dixie Highway in Frenchtown Township
Sandy Creek (Michigan) is located in Michigan
Sandy Creek (Michigan)
Location within the state of Michigan
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyMonroe
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLondon Township
 • coordinates42°01′48″N 83°35′31″W / 42.03000°N 83.59194°W / 42.03000; -83.59194
 • elevation663 ft (202 m)
MouthLake Erie
 • location
Frenchtown Charter Township
 • coordinates
41°55′30″N 83°20′02″W / 41.92500°N 83.33389°W / 41.92500; -83.33389
 • elevation
571 ft (174 m)
Length18.5 mi (29.8 km)
Discharge 
 • locationLake Erie
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • rightLittle Sandy Creek[1]

Sandy Creek is an 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km) creek located entirely within Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan.[2][3] The creek rises in London Township in the north-central portion of the county and flows southeast into Lake Erie in Frenchtown Charter Township at Sterling State Park.

Along the banks of Sandy Creek was one of the earliest French settlements in the area, known as the Sandy Creek Settlement, which existed from approximately 1780–1813 before being abandoned after the Battle of Frenchtown during the War of 1812.