Why Rushcreek Bottom is to Flat
In going from New Lexington toward Bremen, one can not help but notice how near to the tops of the hills Rushcreek is. On either side of this valley, the creeks have cut their channels much deeper. Lower Rushcreek is especially flat and marshy, while its en- tire course is subject to frequent inundations. The reason of this is apparent when we examine the soil between Junction City and Bremen. The soil of bottom lands is always the same as that of the hills, lining either side. Such is not the case with Rushcreek. This soil is that of the neighborhood between Rushville and Pleasantville. It accordingly contains considerable "till" and other "drift" materi- als. At Rushville, Big Rushcreek "rushes" through a break in the hill which it has made. The narrow pass- age would cause the water to run swifter at this place. Reaching the flat territory, just south of this "break," the water would spread in every direction. Little Rushcreek would consequently receive a considerable share of this back-water, with its accompanying silt. The water then subsiding very slowly would leave the detritus behind. In this way it is estimated that lower Rushcreek valley was filled to a height of sixty feet.34