Monday Creek

Monday Creek, located in the Appalachian Region of southeastern Ohio, is a 27-mile long tributary of the Hocking River, which flows directly into the Ohio River. The Monday Creek Watershed drains a 116 square-mile area, with streams winding through portions of Athens, Hocking, and Perry Counties.

Our project is a collaborative partnership of officials and residents of the Monday Creek watershed, along with more than 20 other organizations and state and federal agencies. Our shared goal is to restore the watershed for the benefit of local communities. Large portions of Monday Creek and its tributaries are dead due to acid mine drainage (AMD) left behind from a century of coal mining.

Since 1994, our partnership has worked together to identify water quality problems, conduct field research and site characterization, and prioritize and plan on-going restoration activities. The MCRP has completed the reclamation of the Rock Run gob pile in southern Perry County through an EPA Section 319 grant and is beginning another project in the headwaters of Jobs Hollow through 319.

In 1997-1998, we identified issues to be addressed for the long-term improvement of the watershed, and to the benefit of local communities. These issues, along with goals, objectives, action strategies, and progress indicators are discussed in detail in the Monday Creek Comprehensive Management Plan.