| Davis Creek | |
| Map: | Davis_Creek_WV_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: | Kanawha |
| Length: | 9.4miles |
| Source1 Location: | west of Hernshaw |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.2282°N -81.644°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1254feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Kanawha River |
| Mouth Location: | South Charleston |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.3615°N -81.7171°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 568feet |
| Basin Size: | 47.1sqmi |
| Custom Label: | Hydrologic Unit Code |
| Custom Data: | 050500080302 (USGS) |
Davis Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 9.4miles long,[3] in 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 47.1sqmi[4] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau, in the Charleston metropolitan area.
Davis Creek flows for its entire length in Kanawha County. It rises in the Kanawha State Forest approximately 2.3miles west of the unincorporated community of Hernshaw, and flows generally northwestward through the state forest and the unincorporated communities of Loudendale and Davis Creek, and a small portion of the city of Charleston, to the city of South Charleston, where it flows into the Kanawha River.[5] [6]
The creek is paralleled by county roads for much of its length, and by West Virginia Route 601 for a portion of its course through South Charleston. Hiking trails follow the creek in the Kanawha State Forest.[5] [7]
Davis Creek has the name of Thomas Davis, a pioneer settler.[8]