Loramie Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed May 19, 2011 tributary of the Great Miami River in western Ohio in the United States. Via the Great Miami and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of .Ohio Department of Natural Resources. A Guide to Ohio Streams. Chapter 10: Major Ohio Watersheds (pdf) According to the Geographic Names Information System, the stream has also been known historically as "Laramie Creek," "Loramie Ditch," "Loramies Creek," and "Lonamie Creek." It is named after Louis Lorimier, a French-Canadian fur trader who had a trading post in the area in the 18th century.
Loramie Creek rises in northern Shelby County and initially flows southwestwardly, passing through a dam which causes the creek to form Lake Loramie, along which a state park is located. Near Fort Loramie the creek turns southeastwardly, flowing through Lockington Dam (a dry dam) and past the community of Lockington. It flows into the Great Miami River in northern Miami County, about north of Piqua.DeLorme (1991). Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme.
At its mouth, the estimated mean annual discharge of the creek is , according to the US Environmental Protection Agency. A USGS stream gauge on the creek at Lockington recorded a mean annual discharge of during water years 1921–2019. The highest daily mean discharge during that period was on July 10, 2003. The lowest daily mean discharge was on September 26, 2002.
See also Loramie Creek AVA List of rivers of Ohio
References
Columbia Gazetteer of North America entry
External links Lake Loramie State Park website Loramie Valley Alliance watershed project