| Kellys Creek | |
| Map: | Kellys_Creek_WV_map.png |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the river mouth in West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kanawha |
| Length: | 6.5miles |
| Source1 Location: | west of Hitop |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.2851°N -81.3307°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1383feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Kanawha River |
| Mouth Location: | boundary of Cedar Grove and Glasgow |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.2151°N -81.4296°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 591feet |
| Basin Size: | 24.7sqmi |
| Custom Label: | Hydrologic Unit Code |
| Custom Data: | 050500060305 (USGS) |
Kellys Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 6.5miles 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 24.7sqmi[4] in a coal mining region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
Kellys Creek flows for its entire length in eastern Kanawha County. It rises approximately 2.1miles west of Hitop and flows southwestward through the unincorporated communities of Mammoth and Ward to the towns of Cedar Grove and Glasgow. It flows into the Kanawha River on the common boundary between the two towns. The creek is paralleled by county roads for most of its course.[5] [6]
The creek was named after Walter Kelly, an early settler.[7] According to the Geographic Names Information System, Kellys Creek has also been known historically by the variant spellings “Kelley Creek,” “Kelley's Creek,” “Kelly Creek,” and “Kelly's Creek.”