Country United States | Region Central Ohio | |
Other name(s) Darby Creek
Derby Creek
Little Derby Creek River mouth Big Darby Creek
827 ft (252 m) | ||
The Little Darby Creek is a tributary to the Darby Creek System in central Ohio. The creeks are part of the Scioto River drainage basin. Little Darby Creek runs from an area near the Lafayette-Plain City Road Bridge downstream to the confluence with Big Darby Creek near the Darby Creek Metro Park. The village of Georgesville, Ohio forms the western edge of the Confluence.
The Little Darby and Big Darby were listed as a state Scenic River in 1984. The creeks were listed as national Scenic Rivers in 1994.
Little Darby Creek was for many years appeared bigger of the two creeks at their confluence. This was due to a concrete fill dam across its path just north of the confluence. It was locally known as Oakie's dam. The Franklin County Metro Park System later removed this structure. The Little Darby creek bed has returned to it natural condition and the presence of the dam is now very hard to detect.