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. It flows U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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, accessed May 26, 2011 southwest and south from its headwaters in Liberty Township of Butler County through central Hamilton County and the heart of

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into the

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just west of downtown. The section of

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through Cincinnati is known as the

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. The Mill Creek Valley is a remnant of the Deep Stage Ohio River from the days of the

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. The stream, with its water power and valley, were important to the development of Cincinnati. Then, for a time, the steep hillsides that surround the creek limited expansion and gave impetus to the free growth of surrounding communities that were over that barrier. Finally,

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s solved the problem, before highways and automobiles eliminated it.

Pollution

Throughout Cincinnati's history, Mill Creek has been the scene of heavy industry. At the turn of the 20th-century, it was seen as "a great open city sewer". In 1997, it was described as "the most endangered urban river in America."

Discharge

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on the creek at Mitchell Avenue in Cincinnati recorded a mean annual discharge of during the four combined water years 1942-1943 and 1946-1947.

Crossings

A number of substantial

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s cross the valley of the Mill Creek. From south to north, the crossings - both high above and near the water level - are: *

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rail spur * Sixth Street Expressway/ Waldvogel Viaduct ( U.S. Route 50/ State Route 264) *Sixth Street and the Indiana and Ohio Railway "Ditch Track" *CSX "Oklahoma Track" on the

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*CSX "Cincinnati Industrial Track" (former

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main track) *

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*Gest Street *

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* Hopple Street Viaduct *Millcreek Road *Spring Grove Avenue *

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* Ludlow Viaduct (Hamilton Avenue) (

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) *

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railroad *Clifton Avenue *Mitchell Avenue *

Railroad *Spring Grove Avenue * Cognis Corporation pipe bridge *

rail spur *

railroad * Cognis Corporation pipe bridge * Cognis Corporation (private roadway) * Cognis Corporation (private roadway) * Cognis Corporation pipe bridge * Cognis Corporation (private roadway) *

rail spur *Center Hill Avenue *West Seymour Avenue *West North Bend Road *

Railroad *Vine Street ( SR 4) *

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Avenue *

Railroad *Private roadway *

* SR 126 eastbound ( Ronald Reagan Highway) * SR 126 westbound ( Ronald Reagan Highway) *East Galbraith Road *Clark Road *Koehler Avenue (Davis Street) *

*West Benson Street (East Wyoming Avenue) *

*West Columbia Avenue *General Electric Aviation (private roadway) *Norfolk Southern Railroad *Formica Corporation (private roadway) *Cunningham Drive *Glendale-Milford Road *Norfolk Southern Railroad *Norfolk Southern Railroad *Norfolk Southern Railroad *Norfolk Southern Railroad *Medallion Drive *CSX Railroad *East Sharon Road *CSX Railroad *East Kemper Road *Interstate 275 *CSX Railroad *East Crescentville Road *Allen Road *Village Centre Avenue *Union Centre Boulevard *West Chester Road

References

*Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Mill Creek
2004

External links

Mill Creek Valley Conservancy DistrictMill Creek AllianceDeep Stage drainage
{{authority control Rivers of Ohio Tributaries of the Ohio River Rivers of Butler County, Ohio Landforms of the Cincinnati metropolitan area Rivers of Hamilton County, Ohio

Pollution

Discharge

Crossings

See also

References

External links