| Local
Watershed Facts |
Cold
Creek
|
USGS
Hydrologic Unit # 04100011-130-050 |
| Ecoregions:
Huron/Erie Lake Plains (Lake Erie Plain) |
| Watershed
Size: |
Drainage
8.67 sq miles est. |
| |
Total
Acres 5,549 est |
|
| Drains
into Sandusky Bay on the west of the City of Sandusky. |
| Places
of Interest: |
The
Blue Hole |
| |
Castalia
State Fish Hatchery |
| |
Castalia
Duck Pond |
|
Mills
Creek
|
USGS
Hydrologic Unit # 04100011-140-010 |
| Ecoregions:
Huron/Erie Lake Plains (Lake Erie Plain) |
| Watershed
Size: |
Total
Acres 27,136 est |
| |
Drainage
42.4sq miles est. |
|
Drains
into Sandusky Bay on the west end of the City of Sandusky.
| Erie
County Cities: |
| |
Sandusky |
| Townships: |
| |
Groton
Margaretta |
| Huron
County Cities: |
| |
Belleview |
| Townships: |
| |
Lyme |
| Sandusky
County Townships: |
| |
Townsend |
| |
York |
|
| Pipe
Creek |
USGS
Hydrologic Unit # 04100011-140-020 |
| Ecoregions:
Huron/Erie Lake Plains (Lake Erie Plain) |
| Watershed
Size: |
Total
Acres 20,992**est |
| |
Drainage
32.8sq miles |
|
| Drains
into Sandusky Bay on the east end of the City of Sandusky. |
| |
Erie County Cities: |
|
| |
Sandusky |
| Townships: |
|
| |
Groton |
| Oxford |
| Margaretta |
| Perkins
|
| Huron
County Townships: |
| |
Lyme |
| Places
of interest: |
|
| |
Big
Island Preserve |
| |
East
Sandusky Bay Water Trail |
| |
NASA
Plumbrook Station |
|
| Local
Watershed Group: |
Friends
of Pipe Creek Watershed
2900 Columbus Ave
Sandusky, OH 44870 |
| |
Plum
Brook
|
USGS
Hydrologic Unit # 04100011-140-030 |
| Ecoregions:
Huron/Erie Lake Plains and Erie/Ontario Drift and Lake Plains
(Lake Erie Plain) |
| Watershed
Size: |
Total
Acres 4,428 est |
| |
Drainage
6.92 sq miles |
|
| Drains
into Sandusky Bay on the west of the Cedar Point Peninsula.
|
Sawmill
Creek
|
USGS
Hydrologic Unit # 04100011-140-040 |
| Ecoregions:
Huron/Erie Lake Plains and Erie/Ontario Drift and Lake Plains
(Lake Erie Plain) |
| Watershed
Size: |
Total
Acres 8,832 est |
| |
Drainage
13.8 sq miles |
|
| Drains
into Lake Erie east of the Cedar Point Peninsula. |
Old
Woman Creek
|
USGS
Hydrologic Unit # 0400012-040-020 |
Ecoregions:
Erie/Ontario Drift and Lake Plains (Lake Erie Plain) and Eastern
Corn Belt
Plains (Clayey High Lime Till Plains) |
| Watershed
Size: |
Total
Acres 17,280**est |
| |
Drainage 27sq miles |
| |
Groundwatershed Area 900 sq miles |
|
| Stream
length: |
| West
Branch |
|
| 1st
Order Tributaries (No. 13; Total Length: 6.8 miles) |
| 2nd
Order Tributaries (No. 3; Total Length: 7.1 miles) |
| 3rd
Order Tributaries (No. 1; Total Length: 1.2 miles) |
|
| East
Branch |
|
| 1st
Order Tributaries (No. 11; Total Length: 17.5 miles) |
| 2nd
Order Tributaries (No. 3; Total Length: 4.2 miles) |
| 3rd
Order Tributaries (No. 1; Total Length: 4.7 miles) |
|
| Main
Stream & Estuary |
|
| 1st
Order Tributaries (No. 4; Total Length: 1.8 miles) |
| 4th
Order Tributaries (No. 1; Total Length: 3.3 miles) |
|
Total length:
46.6 miles
Drains into Lake Erie approximately 3 miles east of city of
Huron. |
Land
Use Cover %
of Watershed |
Urban
8.5% |
Agriculture 65.7% |
| Transportation
3.8% |
| Wooded/Forested
20% |
| Open
Water and Wetlands 1.7% |
| Other
0.3% |
|
| Places
of Interest |
| Old
Woman Creek National Estuarine Reserve |
| Edison
Woods |
| Hoffman
Forest Reserve |
|
| Interesting
Facts |
| 1. Samuel
Patterson established The Berlin Fruit Box Company here in Ohio
in 1858. He provided fruit and vegetable baskets to local orchards
and farms; the baskets were handmade from wood, starting with
logs harvested in nearby forests. (website, samuelpattersonbaskets.com) |
| 2. Several
archaeological sites overlooking Old Woman Creek estuary have
been investigated. These sides document occupation by Paleo-Indian,
Archaic and Woodland peoples. All the sites occupy high ground
overlooking the resource rich estuaries or stream valleys. (OWC
Site profile, 8-10) |
| 3.
During the 19th century, historical records indicate that saw
mills, sandstone quarries, grist mills and at least one salt
well were situated within the Old Woman Creek watershed. (OWC
Site profile, 9-2) |
| Chappel
Creek |
USGS
Hydrologic Unit # 0400012-040-030 |
Ecoregions:
Erie/Ontario Drift and Lake Plains (Lake Erie Plain) and Eastern
Corn Belt
Plains (Clayey High Lime Till Plains) |
| Watershed
Size: |
Total
Acres 15,360 est |
| |
Drainage
24 sq miles |
|
| Drains
into Lake Erie on the east end of Erie County. |
| Chappel
Creek fun facts: |
| 1) Chappel
Creek begins in Huron County close to Wakeman. After Wakeman,
it flows north to Florence and then empties into Lake Erie close
to Beulah Beach. |
| 2) Early
settlers to the Chappel Creek watershed found many varieties
of trees including: black walnut, many varieties of oaks, maple,
hickory and whitewood which was probably sycamore. |
| 3) Common
animals at the time of the early settlers included: wolves,
deer, mountain lions, and bears. |
| 4) The
first saw-mill on Chappel Creek was erected by Job Smith in
1819. |
| 5) The
first gristmill was built in 1811-1812 by Almon Ruggles. |
| 6)
During the early settlers time period dating girls could be
treacherous. After calling on a “girlfriend” the
gentleman on his way home had to pass through long stretches
of woods inhabited by wolves. |
|
Sugar Creek |
USGS
Hydrologic Unit # 0400012-040-040 |
| Ecoregions:
Erie/Ontario Drift and Lake Plains (Lake Erie Plain) |
| Watershed
Size: |
Total
Acres 4,428 est |
| |
Drainage
6.92 sq miles |
|
| Drains
into Lake Erie on the east end of Erie County. |
