Conneaut Creek

River in Pennsylvania, United States
41°40′41″N 80°23′19″W / 41.67806°N 80.38861°W / 41.67806; -80.38861[1] • elevation1,273 ft (388 m)[2] MouthLake Erie
 • location
Conneaut, Ohio
 • coordinates
41°58′11″N 80°32′53″W / 41.96972°N 80.54806°W / 41.96972; -80.54806[1]
 • elevation
768 ft (234 m)[2]Length43.5 mi (70.0 km)[2]Basin size152 sq mi (390 km2)[2]Discharge  • locationmouth • average323.46 cu ft/s (9.159 m3/s) (estimate)[3] Basin featuresTributaries  • leftWest Branch Conneaut Creek • rightEast Branch Conneaut Creek

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 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

View of a railroad bridge across the Conneaut Creek in a 1910 postcard.

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "Conneaut Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Conneaut Creek". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived from the original on 2021-07-04. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
  4. ^ "Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry". Archived from the original on 2007-03-10. Retrieved 2006-05-12.
  5. ^ DeLorme (2003). Pennsylvania Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-280-3.
  6. ^ DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
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