Indian Creek (Guyandotte River tributary) explained

Indian Creek
Map:Indian Creek Guyandotte 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:19.7miles
Source1 Location:southeastern Wyoming County
Source1 Coordinates:37.4832°N -81.4584°W[1]
Source1 Elevation:2315feet[2]
Mouth:Guyandotte River
Mouth Location:east of Baileysville
Mouth Coordinates:37.5871°N -81.6648°W
Mouth Elevation:1132feet
Basin Size:43sqmi

Indian Creek is a tributary of the Guyandotte River, 19.7miles 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 43sqmi[4] in a rural area on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.

Indian Creek's entire course and drainage area are in southern Wyoming County. It rises in southeastern Wyoming County, approximately 5miles south of New Richmond, and flows generally northwestward, through the unincorporated communities of Wolf Pen, Fanny, and Fanrock. It flows into the Guyandotte River from the south, approximately 0.3miles east of Baileysville. A section of the creek's middle course is paralleled by West Virginia Route 16.[5]

According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, approximately 97.7% of the Indian Creek watershed is forested, mostly deciduous.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{Gnis3|1540676}} Geographic Names Information System entry for Indian Creek (Feature ID #1540676) ]. Geographic Names Information System . Geographic Names Information System. 2013-02-24.
  2. [Google Earth]
  3. Web site: Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results: Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008, West Virginia, Upper Guyandotte Watershed . United States Environmental Protection Agency . United States Environmental Protection Agency . https://archive.today/20121212011132/http://iaspub.epa.gov/waters10/attains_watershed.control?p_state=WV&p_huc=05070101&p_cycle=2008&p_report_type= . 2012-12-12 . 2013-02-24 . live .
  4. Web site: Upper Guyandotte River . West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection . 2013-02-24 . Watershed Atlas Project . https://web.archive.org/web/20050405023313/http://www.dep.state.wv.us/watershed/w5070101.html . 2005-04-05 .
  5. Book: West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer . 1997 . . Yarmouth, Me. . 0-89933-246-3 . 58.