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Big Walnut Creek

Map Map ID Feature Latitude Longitude County Amenities
pt 1 1 DAM--north of Sunbury, near N. Old 3C Road, portage river 40.254 -82.845 Delaware  
2 DAM--upstream of Hartford Road bridge in Sunbury, portage river left or right 40.248 -82.848 Delaware   
3 DAM--downstream of Hartford Road in Sunbury near intersection of Walnut St. and McGill St., portage river left with permission 40.246 -82.850 Delaware
4 Ruffner Park off Harrison Street in Galena, access river right 40.218 -82.878 Delaware parking restroom picnic area 
5 Hoover Reservoir Boat Ramp in Westerville off Sunbury Road next to bridge, access river right 40.175 -82.875 Franklin parking camping restroom
 picnic area drinking water
6 DAM--Hoover Reservoir dam in Westerville off Sunbury Road and Central College Road, portage river left 40.108 -82.882 Franklin
7 Hoover Dam tailwater access off Central College Road in Westerville, access river left 40.103 -82.883 Franklin parking restroom picnic area
8 DAM--upstream of Morse Road bridge in Columbus, portage river left 40.062 -82.889 Franklin
9 Woodside Green Park on Camrose Court (entry from Cherry Bottom Road) in Gahanna, access river right 40.046 -82.882 Franklin parking restroom 
picnic area bike trail
10 Friendship Park in Gahanna, access river left 40.016 -82.877 Franklin parking restroom picnic area 
pt 2 11 Pizzura Park off of Hamilton Road in Gahanna, access river left at Dog Park or near Park entrance 39.997 -82.867 Franklin parking restroom picnic area 
12 Big Walnut Park off East Livingston Avenue in Columbus, access river right 39.944 -82.856 Franklin parking restroom 
picnic area biketrail
13 City of Columbus Park on Noe-Bixby Road just north of Refugee Road, access river left 39.925 -82.865 Franklin parking
14 Groveport Road bridge west of Groveport, roadside pulloff river right. NOTE: River funnels through culvert; do not paddle under bridge! 39.867 -82.932 Franklin parking roadside
15 Hamilton Township Park near the intersection of Lockbourne Road and J.M. Bell Memorial Pkwy, access river right 39.850 -82.972 Franklin  parking restroom picnic area