Nimishillen Creek

Nimishillen Creek
Nimishillen Creek
	West Branch Nimishillen Creek in a city park in Canton in 2006
Location
Country	United States
State	Ohio
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Canton, Ohio, confluence of East and Middle Branches
• coordinates	40°48′24″N 81°21′14″W / 40.80667°N 81.35389°W
Mouth
• location	Sandy Creek in Tuscarawas County, Ohio
• elevation	938 ft (286 m)
Length	24.5 mi (39.4 km)
Basin size	187 sq mi (480 km2)
Discharge
• location	USGS gauge at North Industry
• average	211.1 cu ft/s (5.98 m3/s), water years 1922-2019

Nimishillen Creek is a tributary of Sandy Creek, 24.5 miles (39.4 km) long, in northeastern Ohio. Via Sandy Creek and the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 187 square miles (484 km²), including the city of Canton.^[1]

^ ^a ^b ^c DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
^ ^a ^b "Geographic Names Information System entry for Nimishillen Creek". Retrieved 2007-01-13.
^ Eric Akin, Upper Tuscarawas River Watershed Coordinator (2006-06-21). "Nimishillen Creek Watershed - State Action Plan" (PDF). pp. p.25. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
^ Ohio Department of Natural Resources. "Major Ohio Watersheds" (PDF). A Guide to Ohio Streams. pp. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-12-09. Retrieved 2007-01-13.
^ "Water-Year Summary for Site 03118500". waterdata.usgs.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-12.