Conotton Creek
# Conotton Creek

Conotton Creek (/kɒˈnɒtən/ kon-OT-ən) is a tributary of the Tuscarawas River, 38.7 miles (62.3 km) long, in eastern Ohio in the United States. Via the Tuscarawas, Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 286 square miles (741 km²) in Carroll, Harrison and Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The source is at 1240 feet and the mouth is at 874 feet. Dover Dam, downstream on the Tuscarawas river, is normally dry, but can impound a reservoir on Conotton and tributaries to a pool elevation of 916 feet for downstream flood control by the Corps of Engineers. From its source in eastern Harrison County, Ohio the creek flows west northwest through Jewitt, Scio, Conotton, Bowerston, Leesville, Sherrodsville, New Cumberland and Somerdale before reaching its mouth in central Tuscarawas County, Ohio. The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway is situated in the valley. Ohio State Route 151 runs in the valley from near the source to Bowerston. Ohio State Route 212 run along the valley from Bowerston to the mouth. The Conotton Creek Trail runs from Bowerston to Jewett.

The stream was declared navigable by the Ohio legislature in 1808, but the act was repealed in 1816, probably to allow the construction of mill dams.

## Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Conotton Creek has also been known historically as:

* Connotten Creek
* Connotton Creek
* Conolton Creek
* Conoten Creek
* Gutgatsink Creek
* Kannotten Creek
* Kennottenhead Creek
* Knottenhead Creek
* One Leg Creek

Conotton Creek was known in the 19th century as One Leg Creek, named for an Indian who lived near its mouth.

## Named Tributaries and sub-Tributaries

| Tributary Name | Flows Into | Source Elevation feet | Mouth Elevation feet | Mouth Location | Length miles | Drainage Area sq. Miles | notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Huff Run | Conotton Creek | 1066 | 875 | 40°35′18″N 81°22′35″W﻿ / ﻿40.58833°N 81.37639°W﻿ / 40.58833; -81.37639﻿ (Huff Run) | 9.9 | 13.9 | A, Mineral City, Morges, Lindentree |
| Beggar Run | Conotton Creek | 980 | 879 | 40°33′39″N 81°19′2″W﻿ / ﻿40.56083°N 81.31722°W﻿ / 40.56083; -81.31722﻿ (Beggar Run) | 2.7 | 4.45 | A |
| Dog Run | Conotton Creek | 1029 | 880 | 40°32′30″N 81°18′25″W﻿ / ﻿40.54167°N 81.30694°W﻿ / 40.54167; -81.30694﻿ (Dog Run) | 3.5 | 2.94 | A |
| Indian Fork | Conotton Creek | 1116 | 887 | 40°31′18″N 81°17′40″W﻿ / ﻿40.52167°N 81.29444°W﻿ / 40.52167; -81.29444﻿ (Indian Fork) | 18.9 | 70.3 | A B Dellroy |
| Elliott Run | Indian Fork | 1040 | 916 | 40°33′58″N 81°12′38″W﻿ / ﻿40.56611°N 81.21056°W﻿ / 40.56611; -81.21056﻿ (Elliott Run) | 3.5 | 4.63 | B |
| Dellroy Creek | Indian Fork | 980 | 917 | 40°33′22″N 81°12′3″W﻿ / ﻿40.55611°N 81.20083°W﻿ / 40.55611; -81.20083﻿ (Dellroy Creek) | 1.5 | 1.3 | B |
| Willow Run | Indian Fork | 1040 | 919 | 40°33′59″N 81°11′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.56639°N 81.19667°W﻿ / 40.56639; -81.19667﻿ (Willow Run) | 4.8 | 8.99 | B, a.k.a. Messer Run |
| Pleasant Valley Run | Indian Fork | 1080 | 936 | 40°33′18″N 81°9′17″W﻿ / ﻿40.55500°N 81.15472°W﻿ / 40.55500; -81.15472﻿ (Pleasant Valley Run) | 4.4 | 8 | B, New Harrisburg |
| Cold Spring Run | Indian Fork | 1146 | 953 | 40°33′59″N 81°7′43″W﻿ / ﻿40.56639°N 81.12861°W﻿ / 40.56639; -81.12861﻿ (Cold Spring Run) | 3.4 | 6.39 | |
| Town Creek | Indian Fork | 1120 | 974 | 40°33′52″N 81°4′58″W﻿ / ﻿40.56444°N 81.08278°W﻿ / 40.56444; -81.08278﻿ (Town Creek) | 2.6 | 3.85 | Carrollton |
| Gant Creek | Indian Fork | 1116 | 974 | 40°33′26″N 81°5′37″W﻿ / ﻿40.55722°N 81.09361°W﻿ / 40.55722; -81.09361﻿ (Gant Creek) | 4.6 | 8.33 | |
| Thompson Run | Conotton Creek | 1060 | 903 | 40°30′07″N 81°14′58″W﻿ / ﻿40.50194°N 81.24944°W﻿ / 40.50194; -81.24944﻿ (Thompson Run) | 3.5 | 4.11 | A |
| Holmes Run | Conotton Creek | 1000 | 917 | 40°28′52″N 81°13′29″W﻿ / ﻿40.48111°N 81.22472°W﻿ / 40.48111; -81.22472﻿ (Holmes Run) | 2.2 | 2.65 | Leavittsville |
| McGuire Creek | Conotton Creek | 1230 | 920 | 40°28′30″N 81°13′3″W﻿ / ﻿40.47500°N 81.21750°W﻿ / 40.47500; -81.21750﻿ (McGuire Creek) | 11.8 | 49.6 | C |
| North Fork McGuire Creek | McGuire Creek | 1218 | 927 | 40°28′20″N 81°11′35″W﻿ / ﻿40.47222°N 81.19306°W﻿ / 40.47222; -81.19306﻿ (North Fork McGuire Creek) | 12.6 | 26.6 | C Petersburg |
| Bear Hole Run | North Fork McGuire Creek | 1071 | 948 | 40°30′44″N 81°8′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.51222°N 81.14778°W﻿ / 40.51222; -81.14778﻿ (Bear Hole Run) | 2.4 | 2.83 | C |
| Scott Run | Conotton Creek | 1200 | 947 | 40°24′59″N 81°8′39″W﻿ / ﻿40.41639°N 81.14417°W﻿ / 40.41639; -81.14417﻿ (Scott Run) | 4.7 | 3.23 | |
| Dining Fork | Conotton Creek | 1270 | 974 | 40°24′25″N 81°6′12″W﻿ / ﻿40.40694°N 81.10333°W﻿ / 40.40694; -81.10333﻿ (Dining Fork) | 8 | 14.7 | Kilgore |
| Kirby Run | Dining Fork | 1235 | 974 | 40°25′23″N 81°4′57″W﻿ / ﻿40.42306°N 81.08250°W﻿ / 40.42306; -81.08250﻿ (Kirby Run) | 3.3 | 3.47 | |
| Irish Creek | Conotton Creek | 1240 | 967 | 40°23′37″N 81°4′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.39361°N 81.08111°W﻿ / 40.39361; -81.08111﻿ (Irish Creek) | 7.6 | 18.8 | a.k.a. Alder Creek, Snow Creek |
| Lick Fork | Irish Creek | 1237 | 998 | 40°24′40″N 81°2′7″W﻿ / ﻿40.41111°N 81.03528°W﻿ / 40.41111; -81.03528﻿ (Lick Fork) | 4 | 5.05 | New Rumley |
| Snow Creek | Irish Creek | 1240 | 1035 | 40°23′37″N 81°4′52″W﻿ / ﻿40.39361°N 81.08111°W﻿ / 40.39361; -81.08111﻿ (Snow Creek) | 3.4 | 4.72 | |
| Jefferson Creek | Conotton Creek | 1270 | 1116 | 40°22′2″N 80°59′46″W﻿ / ﻿40.36722°N 80.99611°W﻿ / 40.36722; -80.99611﻿ (Jefferson Creek) | 4.6 | 6.56 | Germano |

### Note A

Dover Dam 40°33′26″N 81°24′44″W﻿ / ﻿40.55722°N 81.41222°W﻿ / 40.55722; -81.41222﻿ (Dover Dam), on Tuscarawas River is normally dry, but can inundate this waterway to a pool elevation of 916 feet for downstream flood control by the corps of engineers.

### Note B

Atwood Dam 40°31′36″N 81°17′5″W﻿ / ﻿40.52667°N 81.28472°W﻿ / 40.52667; -81.28472﻿ (Atwood Dam), near the mouth of Indian Fork, impounds Atwood Lake to a normal pool elevation of 928 feet and a maximum elevation of 941 feet on this waterway.

### Note C

Leesville Dam40°28′6″N 81°11′41″W﻿ / ﻿40.46833°N 81.19472°W﻿ / 40.46833; -81.19472﻿ (Leesville Dam) sits on McGuire Creek and impounds Leesville Lake to a normal pool elevation of 963 feet and a maximum elevation of 977.5 feet on this waterway.

