The
Sunday Creek Watershed
The Sunday Creek Watershed covers 139 square miles,
stretching from southern Perry
County
in the north to Athens and Morgan Counties in the south
and east. It is bordered
by
Monday Creek on the west and Federal Valley Creek to the
east, all which drain into
the Hocking River.
The
Watershed consists of mostly rural areas with several small
communities, and
portions
of Wayne National Forest lands. The watershed is located
in Appalachian Ohio,
consisting
of both rolling and steep hills with meandering streams
cutting out the flat
bottoms.
The
region boomed when the demand for coal was high and coal
mines were abundant.
Red
clay was also abundant in the soil and brick factories also
provided economic
benefits
in the region. However, these industries have faded for
the most part leaving
their
scars on the watershed with many environmental problems
and few economic
opportunities
for the area.
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