Clear Creek (Great Miami River tributary)
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Clear Creek is a tributary of the Great Miami River in southwestern Ohio. The creek forms in the southeastern portion of Clearcreek Township (Near Old 122 Rd), with major tributaries including (from east to west) Mad Run, Beech Run, Bull Run, Richards Run, Twin Creek, Gander Run, Goose Run, and Dearth Run. The watershed includes the highest point in Warren County east of Five Points (elevation 1,055 feet). It drains most of Clearcreek Township, Springboro, Ohio, much of Franklin Township, and then discharges into the Great Miami River in Franklin, Ohio.[1]
Clear Creek was so named on account of the clear quality of its water.[2] The creek lends its name to Clearcreek Township in Warren County.[3]
Clear creek passes under East Pekin Rd, East Lower Springboro Road, Red Lion 5 Points Rd,Weidner Rd, Shaker Rd, Dixie Hwy, Ohio State Route 741, (South Main street in Springboro) Ohio State Route 48 (In Clearcreek Township) Interstate 75, and Ohio State Route 73. (In Franklin as Riley Blvd)
References
[edit]- ^ The History of Warren County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County ; Its Townships, Towns ; General and Local Statistics ; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men ; History of the Northwest Territory ; History of Ohio, Map of Warren County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc. Ect. W.H. Beers & Company. 1882-01-01.
- ^ "Warren County, Ohio Place Names". Warren County Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Warren County, Ohio Place Names". Warren County Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
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