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]