White Oak Creek (Brown County, Ohio)

White Oak Creek
White Oak Creek near Sardinia
Map
Mouth of White Oak Creek at the Ohio River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountiesHighland, Brown
CitiesNew Hope, White Oak Valley, Georgetown
Physical characteristics
MouthOhio River
 • location
Ohio
Discharge 
 • locationGeorgetown
 • average267.8 cubic feet per second (7.58 m3/s)

White Oak Creek is a stream located primarily within Brown County, Ohio. It begins in Highland County, Ohio.[1]

The stream was named for the white oak timber along its course.[2]

A USGS stream gauge on the creek near Georgetown recorded a mean annual discharge of 267.8 cubic feet per second (7.58 m3/s) during water years 1925–2011.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Oak Creek (Brown County, Ohio)
  2. ^ The History of Brown County, Ohio: Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Churches, Schools, Etc. Higginson Book Company. 1883. p. 629.
  3. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Ohio: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics". waterdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-07-17.

38°47′15″N 83°57′9″W / 38.78750°N 83.95250°W / 38.78750; -83.95250


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