| Barkers Creek | |
| Map: | Barkers Creek map.png |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wyoming |
| Length: | 8miles |
| Source1 Location: | eastern Wyoming County |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 37.5146°N -81.2279°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 3477feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Guyandotte River |
| Mouth Location: | northwest of Tralee |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 37.5612°N -81.4084°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1381feet |
| Basin Size: | 36.85sqmi |
Barkers Creek is a tributary of the Guyandotte River, 8miles long,[3] in southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Guyandotte and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 36.85sqmi in a rural area on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.[4]
Barkers Creek's entire course and drainage area are in southeastern Wyoming County. It rises in the eastern extremity of Wyoming County, near the common boundary of Wyoming, Raleigh, and Mercer counties, approximately 3miles northeast of Arista, and flows initially westward, then turns northwestward through the unincorporated communities of Bud, Alpoca, and Tralee. It flows into the Guyandotte River from the south, approximately 0.5miles northwest of Tralee and 1miles southeast of Itmann. In its lower course the creek is paralleled by West Virginia Route 10.[5]
According to 1992 data from the United States Geological Survey, approximately 94% of the Barkers Creek watershed was forested; approximately 2% was used for agriculture; and approximately 2% was used for commercial or mining purposes.[4]