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The '''Mill Creek''' is a stream in southwest [[Ohio]]. It flows {{convert|28.4|mi}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed May 26, 2011</ref> southwest and south from its headwaters in [[West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio|West Chester]] of [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler County]] through central [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]] and the heart of [[Cincinnati]] into the [[Ohio River]] just west of downtown. The section of [[Interstate 75]] through Cincinnati is known as the [[Mill Creek Expressway]].
The '''Mill Creek''' is a stream in southwest [[Ohio]]. It flows {{convert|28.4|mi}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329155652/http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ |date=2012-03-29 }}, accessed May 26, 2011</ref> southwest and south from its headwaters in [[West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio|West Chester]] of [[Butler County, Ohio|Butler County]] through central [[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]] and the heart of [[Cincinnati]] into the [[Ohio River]] just west of downtown. The section of [[Interstate 75]] through Cincinnati is known as the [[Mill Creek Expressway]].


The Mill Creek Valley is a remnant of the [[Deep Stage Ohio River]] from the days of the [[Last Glacial Maximum]]. The stream, with its water power and valley, were important to the development of Cincinnati. Then, for a time, the steep hillsides that surround the creek limited expansion and gave impetus to the free growth of surrounding communities that were over that barrier. Finally, [[Funicular|inclined plane]]s solved the problem, before highways and automobiles eliminated it.
The Mill Creek Valley is a remnant of the [[Deep Stage Ohio River]] from the days of the [[Last Glacial Maximum]]. The stream, with its water power and valley, were important to the development of Cincinnati. Then, for a time, the steep hillsides that surround the creek limited expansion and gave impetus to the free growth of surrounding communities that were over that barrier. Finally, [[Funicular|inclined plane]]s solved the problem, before highways and automobiles eliminated it.

==Discharge==
The creek has a mean annual discharge of {{convert|116|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=off}} at Mitchell Avenue in Cincinnati.<ref>https://waterdata.usgs.gov/oh/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=03259500&agency_cd=USGS&amp;referred_module=sw</ref>



==Pollution==
==Pollution==

Revision as of 02:28, 17 July 2020

Mill Creek

The Mill Creek is a stream in southwest Ohio. It flows 28.4 miles (45.7 km)[1] southwest and south from its headwaters in West Chester of Butler County through central Hamilton County and the heart of Cincinnati into the Ohio River just west of downtown. The section of Interstate 75 through Cincinnati is known as the Mill Creek Expressway.

The Mill Creek Valley is a remnant of the Deep Stage Ohio River from the days of the Last Glacial Maximum. The stream, with its water power and valley, were important to the development of Cincinnati. Then, for a time, the steep hillsides that surround the creek limited expansion and gave impetus to the free growth of surrounding communities that were over that barrier. Finally, inclined planes solved the problem, before highways and automobiles eliminated it.

Discharge

The creek has a mean annual discharge of 116 cubic feet per second (3.3 cubic metres per second) at Mitchell Avenue in Cincinnati.[2]


Pollution

Throughout Cincinnati's history, Mill Creek has been the scene of heavy industry. At the turn of the 20th-century, it was seen as "a great open city sewer".[3] In 1997, it was described as "the most endangered urban river in America."[4]

Crossings

A number of substantial viaducts cross the valley of the Mill Creek. From south to north, the crossings - both high above and near the water level - are:

See also

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed May 26, 2011
  2. ^ https://waterdata.usgs.gov/oh/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=03259500&agency_cd=USGS&referred_module=sw
  3. ^ Miller, Zane L. (Nov 1, 2000). Boss Cox's Cincinnati: Urban Politics in the Progressive Era. Ohio State University Press. p. 17. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-04-28. Retrieved 2013-05-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  • Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Mill Creek, 2004

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