Conneaut Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Conneaut Creek
Mouth of Conneaut Creek on Lake Erie at Conneaut, Ohio
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Country	United States
State	Ohio, Pennsylvania
Counties	Ashtabula, Erie, Crawford
Physical characteristics
Main source	Linesville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania 1,273 ft (388 m) 41°40′41″N 80°23′19″W / 41.67806°N 80.38861°W / 41.67806; -80.38861
River mouth	Lake Erie Ohio–Pennsylvania border 768 ft (234 m) 41°58′11″N 80°32′53″W / 41.96972°N 80.54806°W / 41.96972; -80.54806
Length	43.5 mi (70.0 km)
Basin features
Basin size	152 sq mi (390 km2)
Tributaries	Left: West Branch Conneaut Creek Right: East Branch Conneaut Creek

Conneaut Creek is a 43.5-mile (70.0 km) tributary of Lake Erie in northwestern Pennsylvania and northeastern Ohio in the United States. Via Lake Erie, the Niagara River and Lake Ontario, it is part of the watershed of the St. Lawrence River, which flows to the Atlantic Ocean.

Conneaut Creek rises in western Crawford County, Pennsylvania, and initially flows north-northwestwardly past Conneautville into western Erie County. Near Albion, it turns to the west-southwest and roughly parallels the shoreline of Lake Erie for some length, at a distance of about 5 mi (8 km) inland, into northeastern Ashtabula County, Ohio, where, at Kingsville, it turns to the northeast to flow into Lake Erie at the city of Conneaut.

Variant names and spellings

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

• Caneaught Creek
• Conneaut River
• Coneaught Creek
• Conneaugh River
• Conneought Creek
• Conyeayout Creek
• Counite Riviere