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Ohio is a Midwestern state in the Great Lakes region of the United States.The state takes its name from the Ohio River, whose name in turn originated from the Seneca word ohiːyo', meaning "good river", "great river" or "large creek". [1]
Big Darby Creek is a scenic river located in northwestern central Ohio, and an important tributary to the Lower Scioto River. The river's major tributary is the Little Darby Creek . The river runs 84 miles (135 km) from its source near the Champaign - Union county line, south-east through Union and Madison Counties.
Near Obetz it is joined by its principal tributaries Alum Creek and Blacklick Creek at the Three Creeks Columbus Metro Park. It flows through southern Franklin County and joins the Scioto River near the Franklin- Pickaway Counties line at 39°47′57″N 83°00′34″W / 39.799305°N 83.009373°W / 39.799305; -83.009373
Managed in cooperation with the City of Columbus, Three Creeks is located near Groveport and Bexley. Along the confluence trail, visitors can see where Alum, Big Walnut and Blacklick Creeks merge. Picnic areas, lakes, and extensive trails round out the features of this park.
In the 1960s, the US Army Corps of Engineers began making plans to construct a dam on Big Darby Creek to provide flood control in the Big Darby Creek Watershed, the Scioto River Basin, and the Ohio River Valley. The project was riddled with issues including the discovery of an underground hole, construction delays, rising costs, and public ...
The Olentangy River rises in Morrow County approximately 2 mi (3.2 km) southeast of Galion, near Blooming Grove, flowing through Galion and northwest towards Bucyrus, where it then turns south and flows through Eastern Marion County, Ohio (where it is still locally known as the Whetstone River) before flowing south into Delaware County.
Map of the Scioto River watershed. The Scioto River (/ s aɪ ˈ oʊ t ə / sy-OH-tə) is a river in central and southern Ohio more than 231 miles (372 km) in length. [4] It rises in Hardin County just north of Roundhead, Ohio, flows through Columbus, Ohio, where it collects its largest tributary, the Olentangy River, flows south into Appalachian Ohio, and meets the Ohio River at Portsmouth.
Map of Alum Creek highlighted within the Scioto River watershed. Alum Creek is a 58-mile (93 km) long creek that runs north to south in central Ohio.The creek originates in Morrow County and then flows through Delaware County and finally into Franklin County, where it ends at Big Walnut Creek, which drains into the Scioto River.