Still Fork

Still Fork
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CountryUnited States
StateOhio
RegionCarroll County, Ohio
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationFox Township, Carroll County
 • coordinates40°37′10″N 80°56′08″W / 40.61944°N 80.93556°W / 40.61944; -80.93556[2]
 • elevation1,180 ft (360 m)[1]
MouthSandy Creek
 • location
Minerva, Carroll County
 • coordinates
40°42′59″N 81°06′31″W / 40.71639°N 81.10861°W / 40.71639; -81.10861[2]
 • elevation
1,027 ft (313 m)[1]
Length16.1 mi (25.9 km)[1]
Basin size71.4 sq mi (185 km2)[1]

Still Fork is a tributary of the Sandy Creek, 16.1 miles (26 km) long, in eastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Sandy Creek, Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 71.4 square miles (185 km2) in Carroll County, Ohio. The source is at 1,180 feet (360 m) and the mouth is at 1,027 feet (313 m).,[1] with an average gradient of only 0.2%. From its source in eastern Carroll County the creek flows northwest through Fox, Washington, Augusta, and Brown Townships before reaching its mouth in Minerva, Ohio. The Ohi-Rail Corporation (OHIC) and Arbor road are situated in the creeks valley over most of its length.

Near Augusta the creek flows through a rural Amish community, and downstream of Ohio State Route 9 is the unincorporated community of Pattersonville. Mechanicstown and Norristown are the only other named communities in the watershed.

  1. ^ a b c d e Ohio Department of Natural Resources. "GAZETTEER_OF_OHIO_STREAMS" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2010-01-07.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference GNIS was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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