Sandy Creek (Michigan)
| Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|
View from Dixie Highway in Frenchtown Township | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Monroe |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | London Township |
| • coordinates | 42°01′48″N 83°35′31″W / 42.03000°N 83.59194°W |
| • elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Mouth | Lake Erie |
• location | Frenchtown Charter Township |
• coordinates | 41°55′30″N 83°20′02″W / 41.92500°N 83.33389°W |
• elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Length | 18.5 mi (29.8 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Lake Erie |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Little Sandy Creek |
Sandy Creek is an 18.5-mile-long (29.8 km) creek located entirely within Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The creek rises in London Township in the north-central portion of the county and flows southeast into Lake Erie in Frenchtown Charter Township at Sterling State Park.
Along the banks of Sandy Creek was one of the earliest French settlements in the area, known as the Sandy Creek Settlement, which existed from approximately 1780–1813 before being abandoned after the Battle of Frenchtown during the War of 1812.