Wildcat Creek is a

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of the

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in north-central

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, area data covering Wildcat Creek watershed, 8-digit

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retrieved 2015-10-24 Wildcat Creek consists of three main forks-North, South, and Middle. All forks flow in a general east-west direction through varied topography and land uses, including cropland, pasture, forest and developed areas. The major tributaries of the Wildcat are the Little Wildcat Creek and the Kokomo Creek. This creek would be known as a river in most areas of the United States due to its width. At its mouth, the estimated mean annual discharge of Wildcat Creek is , according to the

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. In November 1812, an American military force was defeated in the Battle of Wild Cat Creek, sometimes known as "Spur's Defeat". The Wildcat travels through Greentown, Kokomo and

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before joining the Wabash River near

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. Just west of Greentown, the creek becomes the Kokomo Reservoir. The Wildcat Guardians, a private environmental/recreational organization, works to keep the creek free of litter and debris. Wildcat Creek is also a Group 5 waterway below dams in Kokomo, and due to high mercury and PCB content, fish are not to be consumed west of the dam. In February 2014, the Wildcat Creek was featured on CBS Evening News for its ice dam jams, because of the frigid winter season.http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/massive-ice-dams-jamming-rivers-several-states-on-alert-for-floods/ CBS News: Massive ice dams jamming rivers, several states on alert for floods

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A canoe guide for paddling the Wildcat Creek

WildcatCreek.net
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