Nimishillen Creek is a tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of Sandy Creek

Sandy Creek (Ohio)

Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River, 41.3 miles long, in northeastern 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 503 square miles .Sandy Creek rises in Hanover Township,...

, 24.5 miles (39.4 km) long, in northeastern 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 Sandy Creek and the Tuscarawas

Tuscarawas River

The Tuscarawas River is a principal tributary of the Muskingum River, 129.9 miles long, in northeastern Ohio in the United States...

, 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

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 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 187 square miles (484 km²), including the city of Canton

Canton, Ohio

Canton is the county seat of Stark County in northeastern Ohio, approximately south of Akron and south of Cleveland.The City of Caton is the largest incorporated area within the Canton-Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area...

.

Nimishillen Creek flows on both glaciated

Glacier

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 (in the north) and unglaciated (in the south) portions of the Allegheny Plateau

Allegheny Plateau

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, in Stark

Stark County, Ohio

Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 375,586. It is included in the Canton-Massillon, Ohio Metropolitan Statistical Area....

 and Tuscarawas

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...

 Counties. It is formed in Canton by the confluence of the East Branch Nimishillen Creek and the Middle Branch Nimishillen Creek. The East Branch is 10.4 miles (16.7 km) long and flows through Louisville

Louisville, Ohio

Louisville is a city in Stark County in the U.S. state of Ohio. The population was 9,186 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.Louisville is also known as the "Constitution Town". -Geography:...

; the Middle Branch is 16.6 miles (26.6 km) long. Shortly downstream of this confluence, the stream collects the West Branch Nimishillen Creek, which is nine miles (14.5 km) long and flows through North Canton

North Canton, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 16,369 people, 7,114 households, and 4,382 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,697.1 people per square mile . There were 7,506 housing units at an average density of 1,236.8 per square mile...

 and Canton. From Canton, Nimishillen Creek flows generally southwardly, past East Sparta

East Sparta, Ohio

East Sparta is a village in Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 806 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...

, into northern Tuscarawas County, where it flows into Sandy Creek from the north.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System

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, Nimishillen Creek has also been known historically as:

• Memenshehelas Creek
• Nanashehelas Creek
• Nemenshehela Creek
• Nemenshehelas Creek
• Nenenchelus Creek
• Nimishillen Run
• Nine Shilling Creek