Conotton Creek
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Conotton Creek is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River
, 38.7 miles (62.3 km) long, in eastern Ohio
in the United States
. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum
and Ohio
Rivers, it is part of the watershed
of the Mississippi River
, draining an area of 286 square miles (741 km²) in Carroll
, Harrison and Tuscarawas County, Ohio
. The source is at 1240 feet and the mouth is at 874 feet. Dover Dam, downstream on the Tuscarawas river, is normally dry, but can impound a reservoir on Conotton and tributaries to a pool elevation of 916 feet for downstream flood control by the Corp of Engineers
. From its source in eastern Harrison County, Ohio the creek flows west northwest through Jewitt
, Scio
, Conotton
, Bowerston
, Leesville
, Sherrodsville
, New Cumberland
and Somerdale
before reaching its mouth in central Tuscarawas County, Ohio
. The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway is situated in the valley. Ohio State Route 151
runs in the valley from near the source to Bowerston. Ohio State Route 212
run along the valley from Bowerston to the mouth. The Conotton Creek Trail
runs from Bowerston to Jewett.
The stream was declared navigable by the Ohio legislature in 1808, but the act was repealed in 1816, probably to allow the construction of mill dams.
, Conotton Creek has also been known historically as:
Conotton Creek was known in the 19th century as One Leg Creek, named for an Indian
who lived near its mouth.
to a normal pool elevation of 928 feet and a maximum elevation of 941 feet on this waterway.
to a normal pool elevation of 963 feet and a maximum elevation of 977.5 feet on this waterway.
Tuscarawas River
The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States...
, 38.7 miles (62.3 km) long, in eastern Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
in the United States
United States
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. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum
Muskingum River
The Muskingum River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 111 miles long, in southeastern Ohio in the United States. An important commercial route in the 19th century, it flows generally southward through the eastern hill country of Ohio...
and Ohio
Ohio River
The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...
Rivers, it is part of the watershed
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...
of the Mississippi River
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...
, draining an area of 286 square miles (741 km²) in Carroll
Carroll County, Ohio
Carroll County is a county located in the state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 28,836, no change from 2000. Its county seat is Carrollton. It is named for Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence....
, Harrison and Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County is a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,582. Its county seat is New Philadelphia...
. The source is at 1240 feet and the mouth is at 874 feet. Dover Dam, downstream on the Tuscarawas river, is normally dry, but can impound a reservoir on Conotton and tributaries to a pool elevation of 916 feet for downstream flood control by the Corp of Engineers
United States Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency and a major Army command made up of some 38,000 civilian and military personnel, making it the world's largest public engineering, design and construction management agency...
. From its source in eastern Harrison County, Ohio the creek flows west northwest through Jewitt
Jewett, Ohio
Jewett is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 784 at the 2000 census. The community has also been known as "Fairview."-Geography:Jewett is located at ....
, Scio
Scio, Ohio
Scio is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 799 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Scio is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....
, Conotton
Conotton, Ohio
Conotton is an unincorporated community in North Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The community is serviced by the Bowerston, Ohio post office, ZIP code 44695. It is located near Conotton Creek, State Route 151 and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway. According to the GNIS the...
, Bowerston
Bowerston, Ohio
Bowerston is a village in Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The population was 414 at the 2000 census.- History :The village of Bowerston was settled in the early 19th century by Barnhard Bower and his brother John. When they first moved to the area, two mills were already built on the south...
, Leesville
Leesville, Ohio
Leesville is a village in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The population was 184 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
, Sherrodsville
Sherrodsville, Ohio
Sherrodsville is a village in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The population was 316 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
, New Cumberland
New Cumberland, Ohio
New Cumberland is an unincorporated community in Warren Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The community is serviced by the Mineral City, Ohio post office, ZIP code 44656. It is located on Conotton Creek, State Route 212 and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway.-References:...
and Somerdale
Somerdale, Ohio
Somerdale is an unincorporated community in northeastern Fairfield Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44678. It lies along State Route 212, Conotton Creek and the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway east of...
before reaching its mouth in central Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County is a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,582. Its county seat is New Philadelphia...
. The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway is situated in the valley. Ohio State Route 151
Ohio State Route 151
State Route 151 is an an east–west state highway in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 151 is at a T-intersection with U.S. Route 250 approximately southwest of Bowerston...
runs in the valley from near the source to Bowerston. Ohio State Route 212
Ohio State Route 212
State Route 212 ' is a two-lane east–west state highway that runs within Stark, Tuscarawas, Carroll, and Harrison Counties in eastern Ohio. The western terminus of State Route 212 is at U.S. Route 250 near Beach City, and its eastern terminus is at State Route 151 in Bowerston....
run along the valley from Bowerston to the mouth. The Conotton Creek Trail
Conotton Creek Trail
The Conotton Creek Trail is a rail trail in Ohio.It runs near Conotton Creek for from Bowerston to Jewett in northern Harrison County.The paved multi-use trail is suitable for biking, unicycling, roller-blading, wheel chairing, jogging and walking...
runs from Bowerston to Jewett.
The stream was declared navigable by the Ohio legislature in 1808, but the act was repealed in 1816, probably to allow the construction of mill dams.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information SystemGeographic Names Information System
The Geographic Names Information System is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout the United States of America and its territories. It is a type of gazetteer...
, Conotton Creek has also been known historically as:
- Connotten Creek
- Connotton Creek
- Conolton Creek
- Conoten Creek
- Gutgatsink Creek
- Kannotten Creek
- Kennottenhead Creek
- Knottenhead Creek
- One Leg Creek
Conotton Creek was known in the 19th century as One Leg Creek, named for an Indian
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
who lived near its mouth.
Named Tributaries and sub-Tributaries
| Tributary Name | Flows Into | Source Elevation feet |
Mouth Elevation feet |
Mouth Location | Length miles |
Drainage Area sq. Miles |
notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huff Run Huff Run Huff Run is a 9.9 mile long tributary of the Conotton Creek in eastern Ohio within Sandy Township and Rose Township . Conotton Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River via the Tuscarawas River and the Muskingum River... |
Conotton Creek | 1066 | 875 | 40°35′18"N 81°22′35"W | 9.9 | 13.9 | A, Mineral City Mineral City, Ohio Mineral City is a village in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The population was 841 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mineral City is located at .... , Morges Morges, Ohio Morges is an unincorporated community in Rose Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. Part of the community is serviced by Waynesburg, Ohio post office 44688, and part by Magnolia, Ohio post office 44643... , Lindentree Lindentree, Ohio Lindentree is an unincorporated community in Rose Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is serviced by the Mineral City, Ohio post office, ZIP code 44645. Lindentree is located on Huff... |
| Beggar Run | Conotton Creek | 980 | 879 | 40°33′39"N 81°19′2"W | 2.7 | 4.45 | A |
| Dog Run | Conotton Creek | 1029 | 880 | 40°32′30"N 81°18′25"W | 3.5 | 2.94 | A |
| Indian Fork | Conotton Creek | 1116 | 887 | 40°31′18"N 81°17′40"W | 18.9 | 70.3 | A B Dellroy Dellroy, Ohio Dellroy is a village in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The population was 294 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
| Elliott Run | Indian Fork | 1040 | 916 | 40°33′58"N 81°12′38"W | 3.5 | 4.63 | B |
| Dellroy Creek | Indian Fork | 980 | 917 | 40°33′22"N 81°12′3"W | 1.5 | 1.3 | B |
| Willow Run | Indian Fork | 1040 | 919 | 40°33′59"N 81°11′48"W | 4.8 | 8.99 | B, aka Messer Run |
| Pleasant Valley Run | Indian Fork | 1080 | 936 | 40°33′18"N 81°9′17"W | 4.4 | 8 | B, New Harrisburg New Harrisburg, Ohio New Harrisburg is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is serviced by the Carrollton, Ohio post office, ZIP code 44615... |
| Cold Spring Run | Indian Fork | 1146 | 953 | 40°33′59"N 81°7′43"W | 3.4 | 6.39 | |
| Town Creek | Indian Fork | 1120 | 974 | 40°33′52"N 81°4′58"W | 2.6 | 3.85 | Carrollton Carrollton, Ohio Carrollton is a village in Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The population was 3,190 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Carroll County.Carrollton is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.- History :... |
| Gant Creek | Indian Fork | 1116 | 974 | 40°33′26"N 81°5′37"W | 4.6 | 8.33 | |
| Thompson Run | Conotton Creek | 1060 | 903 | 40°30′07"N 81°14′58"W | 3.5 | 4.11 | A |
| Holmes Run | Conotton Creek | 1000 | 917 | 40°28′52"N 81°13′29"W | 2.2 | 2.65 | Leavittsville Leavittsville, Ohio Leavittsville is an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is serviced by the Sherrodsville, Ohio post office, ZIP code 44675.-History:The settlement was... |
| McGuire Creek | Conotton Creek | 1230 | 920 | 40°28′30"N 81°13′3"W | 11.8 | 49.6 | C |
| North Fork McGuire Creek | McGuire Creek | 1218 | 927 | 40°28′20"N 81°11′35"W | 12.6 | 26.6 | C Petersburg |
| Bear Hole Run | North Fork McGuire Creek | 1071 | 948 | 40°30′44"N 81°8′52"W | 2.4 | 2.83 | C |
| Scott Run | Conotton Creek | 1200 | 947 | 40°24′59"N 81°8′39"W | 4.7 | 3.23 | |
| Dining Fork | Conotton Creek | 1270 | 974 | 40°24′25"N 81°6′12"W | 8 | 14.7 | Kilgore Kilgore, Ohio Kilgore is an unincorporated community in Loudon Township, Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The community is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community is serviced by the Carrollton, Ohio post office, ZIP code 44615... |
| Kirby Run | Dining Fork | 1235 | 974 | 40°25′23"N 81°4′57"W | 3.3 | 3.47 | |
| Irish Creek | Conotton Creek | 1240 | 967 | 40°23′37"N 81°4′52"W | 7.6 | 18.8 | aka Alder Creek, Snow Creek |
| Lick Fork | Irish Creek | 1237 | 998 | 40°24′40"N 81°2′7"W | 4 | 5.05 | New Rumley New Rumley, Ohio New Rumley is an unincorporated community in central Rumley Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. It is famous for being the birthplace of George Armstrong Custer.... |
| Snow Creek | Irish Creek | 1240 | 1035 | 40°23′37"N 81°4′52"W | 3.4 | 4.72 | |
| Jefferson Creek | Conotton Creek | 1270 | 1116 | 40°22′2"N 80°59′46"W | 4.6 | 6.56 | Germano Germano, Ohio Germano is an unincorporated community in German Township, Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The community is serviced by the Jewett, Ohio post office, ZIP code 43986. It is located near the source of Jefferson Creek, a Tributary to Conotton Creek. Germano is located on State Routes 9 and... |
Note A
Dover Dam 40°33′26"N 81°24′44"W , on Tuscarawas River is normally dry, but can inundate this waterway to a pool elevation of 916 feet for downstream flood control by the corps of engineers.Note B
Atwood Dam 40°31′36"N 81°17′5"W, near the mouth of Indian Fork, impounds Atwood LakeAtwood Lake
Atwood Lake is a reservoir located in Tuscarawas and Carroll counties in east central Ohio. The lake is formed by Atwood Dam across Indian Fork, a tributary of Conotton Creek . The lake is named for the community of Atwood which was purchased, demolished and inundated...
to a normal pool elevation of 928 feet and a maximum elevation of 941 feet on this waterway.
Note C
Leesville Dam40°28′6"N 81°11′41"W sits on McGuire Creek and impounds Leesville LakeLeesville Lake (Ohio)
Leesville Lake is a reservoir located near Ohio State Route 212 and Leesville, Ohio. The lake is formed by Leesville Dam across McGuire Creek, a tributary of Conotton Creek . The lake is named for the village of Leesville....
to a normal pool elevation of 963 feet and a maximum elevation of 977.5 feet on this waterway.
See also
- List of Ohio rivers
- Conotton Valley Union Local School DistrictConotton Valley Union Local School DistrictThe Conotton Valley Union Local School District is a public school district based in Sherrodsville, Ohio, United States.The school district is serves northwestern Harrison County and southwestern Carroll County .Three incorporated...
- Conotton Creek TrailConotton Creek TrailThe Conotton Creek Trail is a rail trail in Ohio.It runs near Conotton Creek for from Bowerston to Jewett in northern Harrison County.The paved multi-use trail is suitable for biking, unicycling, roller-blading, wheel chairing, jogging and walking...