| Country | United States |
|---|---|
| State | Ohio, Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Ashtabula, Erie, Crawford |
| Length | 43.5 mi (70.0 km)[1] |
| Discharge1 location | mouth |
| Discharge1 avg | 323.46 cu ft/s (9.159 m3/s) (estimate)[2] |
| Source1 location | Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania |
| Source1 coordinates | 41°40′41″N 80°23′19″W[3] |
| Source1 elevation | 1,273 ft (388 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Lake Erie |
| Mouth location | Conneaut, Ohio |
| Mouth coordinates | 41°58′11″N 80°32′53″W[3] |
| Mouth elevation | 768 ft (234 m)[1] |
| Tributaries left | West Branch Conneaut Creek |
| Tributaries right | East Branch Conneaut Creek |
Conneaut Creek /ˈkɒni.ɒt/ is a 43.5-mile (70.0-kilometre) 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
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Conneaut Creek has also been known historically as:[3]
- Caneaught Creek
- Conneaut River
- Coneaught Creek
- Conneaugh River
- Conneought Creek
- Conyeayout Creek
- Counite Riviere
See also
References
- ^ Shaw, L. C. & W. F. Busch (June 1984). Pennsylvania Gazetteer of Streams, Part II. Vol. 16. Water Resources Bulletin. Harrisburg, PA: Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Waters. p. 382.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Report: Conneaut Creek". watersgeo.epa.gov. Archived 2021-07-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-07-04.
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- ^ "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.