| Armstrong Creek | |
| Map: | Armstrong_Creek_WV_map.png |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth in West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Fayette |
| Length: | 8.6miles |
| Source1: | Left Fork Armstrong Creek |
| Source1 Location: | north-northeast of Westerly |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.015°N -81.3097°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 2655feet[2] |
| Source1 Length: | 2.9miles |
| Source2: | Right Fork Armstrong Creek |
| Source2 Location: | north-northeast of Westerly |
| Source2 Coordinates: | 38.0125°N -81.3153°W[3] |
| Source2 Elevation: | 2665feet |
| Source2 Length: | 2.5miles |
| Source Confluence Location: | southwest of McDunn |
| Source Confluence Coordinates: | 38.0459°N -81.3284°W[4] |
| Source Confluence Elevation: | 1301feet |
| Mouth: | Kanawha River |
| Mouth Location: | Mount Carbon |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.149°N -81.2921°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 627feet |
| Basin Size: | 22.8sqmi |
| Custom Label: | Hydrologic Unit Code |
| Custom Data: | 050500060302 (USGS) |
Armstrong Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 8.6miles long,[5] in southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 22.8sqmi[6] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. The creek flows for its entire length in western Fayette County; its tributaries additionally drain a small portion of eastern Kanawha County.
Armstrong Creek is formed approximately 1.3miles southwest of the unincorporated community of McDunn by the confluence of the Left Fork Armstrong Creek,[1] 2.9miles long,[5] which rises approximately 1.7miles north-northeast of the unincorporated community of Westerly; and the Right Fork Armstrong Creek,[3] 2.5miles long,[5] which rises approximately 1.4miles north-northeast of Westerly. Both headwaters forks flow generally north-northwestward, and from their confluence Armstrong Creek flows generally north-northeastward through the unincorporated communities of Elkridge, Powellton, Columbia, and Kimberly, to Mount Carbon, where it flows into the Kanawha River. The creek is paralleled by county roads for most of its course.[7] [8]
The Geographic Names Information System lists "Armstrong's Creek" as a historical variant name for the creek.[4]