Sandy Creek is a tributary of the

Tuscarawas River The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles (209 km) long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Muskingum and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining ...

, long, in northeastern

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. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and

Rivers, it is part of the

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of the

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, draining an area of .

Geography

Sandy Creek rises in Hanover Township, approximately northeast of Hanoverton in western

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and flows generally west-southwestwardly through northwestern Carroll County, southeastern Stark County and northeastern Tuscarawas County, past the communities of

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, Malvern, Waynesburg and

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. It joins the Tuscarawas River from the east in Bethlehem Township in Stark County, approximately northeast of Bolivar. At Minerva, it collects the Still Fork. At Waynesburg, it collects a short stream known as Little Sandy Creek. In Sandyville, Tuscarawas County it collects

Nimishillen Creek Nimishillen Creek is a tributary of Sandy Creek, long, in northeastern Ohio. Via Sandy Creek and the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of , including the city of Ca ...

, which drains the city of Canton. A dry dam, Bolivar Dam, constructed by the

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, spans the creek near its mouth.

Flow rate

At the

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in Waynesburg,real time flow information
/ref> the annual mean flow of the river between 1939 and 2005 was . The highest recorded flow during the period was on January 22, 1959. The lowest recorded flow was on an unspecified date.

Variant names

According to the

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, Sandy Creek has also been known historically as: *Big Sandy Creek *Big Sandy River *Elks Eye Creek *Lamanshicolas Creek *Lamenshikola Creek

References

{{authority control Rivers of Ohio Muskingum River Rivers of Carroll County, Ohio Rivers of Columbiana County, Ohio Rivers of Stark County, Ohio Rivers of Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Geography

Flow rate

Variant names

See also

References