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Discover your local watershed!

Below is a map of all the small coastal watersheds within the Firelands Coastal Tributaries area. Check out the map and click on a watershed name to see quick facts and links to watershed reports and more! Watershed reports were generated from ERIN mapping services provided through Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

Our Firelands Tributaries

Cold Creek

Mills Creek

Pipe Creek & Plum Brook

Cranberry Creek

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Local Watershed Facts and Reports
Cold Creek Wateshed Size: 8.67 Square Miles (5,549 acres) Headwaters: South of Castalia Mouth: Drains to Sandusky Bay, west side of Sandusky Places of Interest: "The Blue Hole", Castalia Fish Hatchery USGS Hyrdologic Unit: 041000110103 Full Watershed Report

Mills Creek Wateshed Size: 42.4 Square Miles (27,136 acres) Headwaters: Bellevue Mouth: Drains to Sandusky Bay, west side of Sandusky Places of Interest: Hanson Quarry USGS Hydrologic Unit: 041000110103 Full Watershed Report

Pipe Creek & Plum Brook Wateshed Size: TOTAL -42.4 Square Miles (27,136 acres) Pipe Creek Only -32.8 Square Miles (20,992 acres) Plumbrook Only - 6.92 Square Miles (4,428 acres) Headwaters: Bellevue Mouth: Drains to East Sandusky Bay (near CP Causeway) Places of Interest: Hanson Quarry USGS Hydrologic Unit: 041000110102 Local Friends Group: Friends of Pipe Creek Watershed Full Watershed Report

Sawmill Creek Wateshed Size:13.8 Square Miles (8,832 acres) Headwaters: Just south of NASA Plumbrook Station Mouth: Drains to Lake Erie east of Cedar Point Pennisula Places of Interest: NASA, Kalahari, McBride Arboritum USGS Hydrologic Unit: 041000110101 Full Watershed Report

Old Woman Creek Wateshed Size: 27 Square Miles (17,280 acres) Headwaters: Townsend Township in Huron County Mouth: Drains to Lake Erie east of Huron Places of Interest: Old Woman Creek Reserve, Huffman Preserve USGS Hydrologic Unit: 041000120304 Local Friends Group: Friends of Old Woman Creek More Facts Full Watershed Report Watershed Action Plan

Cranberry Creek Wateshed Size: 24 Square Miles (15,360 acres) Headwaters: Wakeman Township inHuron County Mouth: Drains to Lake Erie near Mitawanga Places of Interest: Edison Woods USGS Hydrologic Unit: 041000120303 Full Watershed Report

Chappel Creek Wateshed Size: 24 Square Miles (15,360 acres) Headwaters: Wakeman Township in Huron County Mouth: Drains to Lake Erie near Beluah Beach Places of Interest: The Creek itself is full of beautiful cobbles USGS Hydrologic Unit: 041000120302 Full Watershed Report

Sugar Creek Wateshed Size: 6.92 Square Miles (4,428 acres) Headwaters: Rt 113 in Florence Township Mouth: Drains to Lake Erie east of Poorman Rd Places of Interest: There are many Lake Erie public access sites! USGS Hydrologic Unit: 041000120301 Full Watershed Report

Financial support for this website was provided by a grant under the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act, NA07NOS4200102,
administered by the Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Silver Spring, MD

Questions Call: ESWCD 2900 Columbus Ave. - Sandusky, Ohio 44870 - (P) 419 ~ 626 ~ 5211 - (F) 419 ~ 609 ~ 9707