Captina Creek
| Captina Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| Region | Midwest |
| District | Southern Belmont County, Northern Monroe County |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | North Fork Captina Creek |
| • location | Near Barnesville, Ohio, Belmont County, Midwest, Ohio |
| Mouth | Ohio River |
• location | Powhatan Point, Ohio, Belmont County, Midwest, Ohio |
• coordinates | 39°51′36″N 80°48′03″W / 39.8599°N 80.8009°W |
| Length | 35 mi (56 km) |
| Basin size | 227 sq mi (590 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Armstrongs Mill |
| • average | 169 cu ft/s (4.8 m3/s)[1] |
Captina Creek is a semi-large creek, which feeds directly into the Ohio River, located in southeastern Ohio.[2] Captina Creek is an important creek to the region and home to about 56 species of fish. Captina Creek is dotted with many small attractions such as the Horseshoe Bend Golf Course, Brubaker's Groccery Store, Clair Mar Golf Course, Pebble Beach, and many others.
History
In April, 1774, the frontiersman Michael Cresap was accused of killing two Indians at the mouth of Captina Creek in revenge for the murder of a white trader earlier that month. He was later exonerated. This, and the subsequent Yellow Creek Massacre (April 30, 1774), were the sole causes of Lord Dunmore's War (1774).[3] There is a plaque, which is located inside a gazebo on the Powhatan Point village fair grounds, dedicated to George Washington at the mouth of the creek. The plaque states that Washington had set camp for a night at the mouth of Captina creek while exploring the Ohio Valley. The gas industry has a heavy presence in Belmont County, OH and has caused several spills that may have damaged the ecosystem of Captina Creek. "In February 2018, workers lost control of a well and an unknown amount of fluid entered a tributary of Captina Creek. People were evacuated as far as a mile away. Just two years earlier, a brine truck crash resulted in more than 4,000 gallons leaking into the village’s reservoir. In September 2018, there was a tanker crash which caused 840 gallons of production brine to be released into a nearby creek." http://gatehousenews.com/fracking/home/site/dispatch.com
Ecology
Captina Creek is home to some 56 known species of fish. The surrounding area is also home to many diverse plant life and rare and endangered species such as the bobcat and the Eastern Hellbender.[4]
Geography
Captina Creek is located in the southeastern part of Ohio. The creek is parallel by State Route 148, which runs from the mouth at the Ohio river, past the source near Barnesville . Chestnut Creek and Barnesville Reservoir Number Two, along with other small streams and rainwater, are the main sources for the creek which flows southeast towards the Ohio River. For more information on townships located along State Route 148, see article State Route 148 (SR 148).
See also
References
- ^ https://waterdata.usgs.gov/oh/nwis/annual/?format=sites_selection_links&search_site_no=03114000&agency_cd=USGS&referred_module=sw
- ^ "Captina Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Albach, James R (1858), Annals of the West: embracing a concise account of principal events which have occurred in the Western States and Territories from the discovery of the Mississippi Valley to the Year Eighteen Hundred and Fifty-Seven compiled from the most authentic sources and published by James R. Albach; Pittsburgh: W.S. Haven, Book and Job Printer, pp 217-219.
- ^ "2009 Water Quality Monitoring Central Ohio River Tributaries and Watersheds". Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
