
Duck Creek is a
tributary
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of the
Ohio River
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, approximately 30 mi (50 km) long, in southeastern
Ohio
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in the
United States
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. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the
Mississippi River
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watershed
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. It drains an area of the
Unglaciated Allegheny Plateau
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This area is a dissected plateau, characterized by sandstone, shale, and ...
, between the watersheds of the
Muskingum and
Little Muskingum Rivers.
Course
Duck Creek is formed in the hill country of northern
Washington County at the community of
Warner
Warner can refer to:
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* Aaron Warner, a character in '' Shatter M ...
, just west of
Lower Salem and approximately 15 mi (24 km) north of
Marietta, by the confluence of East Fork Duck Creek and West Fork Duck Creek. The East Fork, approximately 20 mi (30 km) long, rises in western
Monroe County and flows generally southwardly through eastern
Noble
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* Noble Glacier, King George Island
* Noble Nunatak, Marie Byrd Land
* Noble Peak, Wiencke Island
* Noble Rocks, Graham Land
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and northern Washington Counties. The West Fork, approximately 30 mi (50 km) long, rises in southeastern
Guernsey County and flows generally south-southeastwardly through central Noble and northern Washington Counties, past the towns of
Belle Valley,
Caldwell
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* Caldwell (surname)
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* Caldwell First Nation, a federally recognized First Nation in southern Ontario, Canada
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Great Britain
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,
Dexter City and
Macksburg; it is the larger of the two headwaters streams. From Warner, Duck Creek flows generally southwardly in a highly
meander
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ing course and joins the Ohio River at
Marietta, about 3 mi (5 km) east of its downtown.
Flow rate
See also
*
List of rivers of Ohio
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References
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Rivers of Ohio
Tributaries of the Ohio River
Rivers of Noble County, Ohio
Rivers of Washington County, Ohio
Allegheny Plateau