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'''Flatrock Creek''' is a {{convert|57.2|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map], accessed May 19, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[Auglaize River]]<ref>{{gnis|1066004|Flatrock Creek in Ohio, including mouth at the Auglaize River}}</ref> in northeastern [[Indiana]] and northwestern [[Ohio]] in the [[United States]]. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of [[Lake Erie]]. |
'''Flatrock Creek''' is a {{convert|57.2|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}}<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webcite|url=http://www.webcitation.org/66gupqQDM |date=20120405064010 |dateformat=iso }}, accessed May 19, 2011</ref> tributary of the [[Auglaize River]]<ref>{{gnis|1066004|Flatrock Creek in Ohio, including mouth at the Auglaize River}}</ref> in northeastern [[Indiana]] and northwestern [[Ohio]] in the [[United States]]. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of [[Lake Erie]]. |
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It rises in a group of headwater streams along the border between [[Adams County, Indiana]] and [[Van Wert County, Ohio]], approximately {{convert|8|mi|0}} northeast of [[Decatur, Indiana]].<ref>{{gnis|434574|Flatrock Creek in Indiana, including source in Adams County}}</ref> The creek flows northwest from Ohio into eastern [[Allen County, Indiana]], then turns northeast at [[Monroeville, Indiana]] and flows into [[Paulding County, Ohio]], past [[Payne, Ohio|Payne]] and [[Paulding, Ohio|Paulding]]. It joins the Auglaize from the west approximately {{convert|10|mi}} southwest of [[Defiance, Ohio|Defiance]] at {{coord|41.1761604|-84.4407815|format=dms}}. |
It rises in a group of headwater streams along the border between [[Adams County, Indiana]] and [[Van Wert County, Ohio]], approximately {{convert|8|mi|0}} northeast of [[Decatur, Indiana]].<ref>{{gnis|434574|Flatrock Creek in Indiana, including source in Adams County}}</ref> The creek flows northwest from Ohio into eastern [[Allen County, Indiana]], then turns northeast at [[Monroeville, Indiana]] and flows into [[Paulding County, Ohio]], past [[Payne, Ohio|Payne]] and [[Paulding, Ohio|Paulding]]. It joins the Auglaize from the west approximately {{convert|10|mi}} southwest of [[Defiance, Ohio|Defiance]] at {{coord|41.1761604|-84.4407815|format=dms}}. |
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Revision as of 18:23, 21 July 2016
Flatrock Creek is a 57.2-mile-long (92.1 km)[1] tributary of the Auglaize River[2] in northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio in the United States. It drains a primarily rural farming area in the watershed of Lake Erie.
It rises in a group of headwater streams along the border between Adams County, Indiana and Van Wert County, Ohio, approximately 8 miles (13 km) northeast of Decatur, Indiana.[3] The creek flows northwest from Ohio into eastern Allen County, Indiana, then turns northeast at Monroeville, Indiana and flows into Paulding County, Ohio, past Payne and Paulding. It joins the Auglaize from the west approximately 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Defiance at 41°10′34″N 84°26′27″W / 41.1761604°N 84.4407815°W.
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References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webcite, accessed May 19, 2011
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flatrock Creek in Ohio, including mouth at the Auglaize River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Flatrock Creek in Indiana, including source in Adams County
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