| 词条 | Big Walnut Creek |
| 释义 |
| name = Big Walnut Creek | image = File:Three Creeks - Confluence of Alum and Big Walnut Creek 1.jpg | image_caption = The confluence of Big Walnut Creek and Alum Creek at Three Creeks Metro Park | source1_location = ~ {{convert|1|mi|km|abbr=on}} southwest of Mount Gilead, Ohio | mouth_location = Scioto River near Lockbourne, Ohio | length = | source1_elevation = ~ {{convert|1,180|ft|m|abbr=on}}[1] | mouth_elevation = ~ {{convert|665|ft|m|abbr=on}}[2] | discharge1_avg = | basin_size = {{convert|557|sqmi|km2|abbr=on}}[3] }} Big Walnut Creek starts near Mount Gilead, Ohio in Morrow County. It flows south to eastern Delaware County and parallels Alum Creek. It passes to the east of Sunbury and into Hoover Reservoir. The reservoir crosses into Franklin County and flows through Gahanna and Whitehall. Near Obetz it is joined by its principal tributaries Alum Creek and Blacklick Creek at the Three Creeks Columbus Metro Park. It flows through southern Franklin County and joins the Scioto River near the Franklin-Pickaway Counties line at {{coord|39.799305|-83.009373|format=dms|region:US-OH_type:river}}. NameBig Walnut Creek was named for black walnut trees which once grew in old-growth forests near the stream.[4] According to the Geographic Names Information System, the Big Walnut Creek has also been known as:[5]
See also
References1. ^U.S. Geological Survey. Mount Gilead quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1973. 2. ^U.S. Geological Survey. Commercial Point quadrangle, Ohio. 1:24,000. 7.5 Minute Series. Washington D.C.: USGS, 1988. 3. ^{{cite web|title=Map of Ohio watersheds |url=http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/7/watersheds/basins72pdi_40x40_onscreen.gif |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015002847/http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/Portals/7/watersheds/basins72pdi_40x40_onscreen.gif |archivedate= 2012-10-15 |df= }} 4. ^{{cite book|title=History of Delaware County and Ohio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wRAVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA575|year=1880|publisher=O. L. Baskin & Company|page=575}} 5. ^{{Gnis|1066576}} 4 : Rivers of Ohio|Rivers of Morrow County, Ohio|Rivers of Delaware County, Ohio|Rivers of Franklin County, Ohio |
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