Conneaut Creek /ˈkɒni.ɒt/ is a 43.5-mile (70.0 km) tributary of Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio in the United States.[4] Via Lake Erie, the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, it is part of the watershed of the St. Lawrence River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.
| Conneaut Creek | |
|---|---|
 Mouth of Conneaut Creek on Lake Erie at Conneaut, Ohio | |
  Location of the mouth of Conneaut Creek in Ohio  Conneaut Creek (Ohio)  Conneaut Creek (Pennsylvania) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio, Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Ashtabula, Erie, Crawford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°40′41″N 80°23′19″W / 41.67806°N 80.38861°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Lake Erie |
• location | Conneaut, Ohio |
• coordinates | 41°58′11″N 80°32′53″W / 41.96972°N 80.54806°W[1] |
• elevation | 768 ft (234 m)[2] |
| Length | 43.5 mi (70.0 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 152 sq mi (390 km2)[2] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | mouth |
| • average | 323.46 cu ft/s (9.159 m3/s) (estimate)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Branch Conneaut Creek |
| • right | East Branch Conneaut Creek |
Conneaut Creek rises in western Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and initially flows north-northwestwardly past Conneautville into western Erie County. Near Albion, it turns to the west-southwest and roughly parallels the shoreline of Lake Erie for some length, at a distance of about 5 mi (8 km) inland, into northeastern Ashtabula County, Ohio, where, at Kingsville, it turns to the northeast to flow into Lake Erie at the city of Conneaut.[5][6]
Variant names and spellings
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According to the Geographic Names Information System, Conneaut Creek has also been known historically as:[1]
- Caneaught Creek
- Conneaut River
- Coneaught Creek
- Conneaugh River
- Conneought Creek
- Conyeayout Creek
- Counite Riviere
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Conneaut Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
- ^ a b c d Shaw, L. C.; W. F. Busch (June 1984). Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams, Part II. Water Resources Bulletin. Vol. 16. Prepared in Cooperation with the United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Waters. p. 382.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Conneaut Creek". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
- ^ "Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry". Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
- ^ DeLorme (2003). Pennsylvania Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-280-3.
- ^ DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.