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Mill Creek (Scioto River tributary)

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The confluence of Scioto River and Mill Creek at The Point in Bellepoint, Ohio, facing southwards towards U.S. Highway 42 and Ohio State Route 257

Mill Creek is a stream in central Ohio.[1] It is a tributary of the Scioto River.

Early settlers built and operated many mills along Mill Creek, hence the name.[2]

Marysville, Ohio, is the largest settlement on Mill Creek.

A USGS gauge on the creek at Bellepoint recorded a mean annual discharge of 176 cubic feet per second (5.0 m3/s) during water years 1944–2019.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mill Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
  2. ^ Durant, Pliny A. (1883). The History of Union County, Ohio, containing a history of the county; its townships, towns ... Chicago: Beers, W. H., & co. p. 331.
  3. ^ "USGS Water-Year Summary for Site 03220000". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-16.

40°14′40″N 83°08′55″W / 40.24444°N 83.14861°W / 40.24444; -83.14861


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