| Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Sandy_Creek_Ohio.jpg) Sandy Creek near its mouth, downstream of Bolivar Dam in 2006 | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USA_Ohio_relief_location_map.svg)  Location of the mouth of Sandy Creek | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Hanover Township, Columbiana County |
| • coordinates | 40°46′19″N 80°54′09″W / 40.77194°N 80.90250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Tuscarawas River |
• location | Bethlehem Township, Stark County |
• coordinates | 40°39′28″N 81°26′14″W / 40.65778°N 81.43722°W[1] |
• elevation | 887 ft (270 m)[2] |
| Length | 41.3 mi (66.5 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 504 sq mi (1,310 km2)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Waynesburg[3] |
| • average | 278 cu ft/s (7.9 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 6.9 cu ft/s (0.20 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 15,000 cu ft/s (420 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Still Fork |
| • right | Nimishillen Creek |
Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River, 41.3 miles (66.5 km) long, in northeastern Ohio. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 503 square miles (1,303 km²).
- ^ a b Geographic Names Information System. "GNIS entry for Sandy Creek (Feature ID #1066944)". Retrieved 2007-01-12.
- ^ a b c d Ohio Department of Natural Resources. "GAZETTEER_OF_OHIO_STREAMS" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-01-07.
- ^ Mangus, J. P.; S. R. Frum. "USGS Ohio Water Resources Data, Water Year 2005". United States Geological Survey. pp. Surface-water records, Surface-water records, Beaver through Muskingum River Basins (p. 41–77). Retrieved 2007-05-21.