Pymatuning Creek (Shenango River tributary)
Pymatuning Creek is a 36.22 mi (58.29 km) long tributary to Shenango River Lake that rises in Ashtabula County, Ohio and flows south into Shenango Lake in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Pymatuning Creek forms most of the western side of Shenango Lake. Pymatuning Creek has been designated as a Wild & Scenic River in Ohio.[5]
| Pymatuning Creek Tributary to Shenango River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pymatuning Creek mouth  Pymatuning Creek (Shenango River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania Ohio |
| Counties | Mercer (PA) Ashtabula (OH) Trumbull (OH) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Pymatuning Creek and Grand River[1] |
| • location | Leon, Ohio[1] |
| • coordinates | 41°39′03″N 080°36′33″W[2] |
| • elevation | 1,100 ft (340 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Shenango River (Shenango Lake) |
• location | Shenango Lake in South Pymatuning Township[1] |
• coordinates | 41°17′40″N 080°27′26″W[2] |
• elevation | 896 ft (273 m)[1] |
| Length | 36.22 mi (58.29 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 173.82 square miles (450.2 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Shenango River (Shenango River Lake) |
| • average | 223.36 cu ft/s (6.325 m3/s) at mouth with Shenango River (Shenango Lake)[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South |
| River system | Shenango River |
| Population | 724 (2010) |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Stratton Creek Booth Run Chestnut Run |
| • right | Clear Creek Sugar Creek Mill Creek |
| Waterbodies | Shenango Lake |
References
- "Beckwith Dairy Topo Map, Ashtabula County OH (Leon Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "GNIS Detail - Pymatuning Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Pymatuning Creek Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Ohio DNR: Pymatuning Creek Wild & Scenic River". watercraft.ohiodnr.gov. Ohio DNR. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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