Green Creek is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed May 19, 2011 tributary to the
Sandusky River
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in the northern part of the
U.S. state
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of
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
. It connects
Mineral Springs
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at the village of
Green Springs to the Sandusky River.
Green Creek was so named on account of the mineral-stained rocks along its course.
See also
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List of rivers of Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States. The state takes its name from the Ohio River, whose name in turn originated from the Seneca word '' ohiːyo, meaning "good river", "great river" or "large creek". The Ohi ...
References
Rivers of Ohio
Rivers of Sandusky County, Ohio
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