| Leading Creek | |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA West Virginia |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Leading Creek in Elkins, West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type3: | County |
| Subdivision Name3: | Randolph County |
| Length: | 17.4miles |
| Source1 Location: | north of Montrose |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 39.1165°N -79.8198°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 2431feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Tygart Valley River |
| Mouth Location: | Elkins |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.9357°N -79.8817°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 1896feet |
| Basin Size: | 61sqmi |
Leading Creek is a tributary of the Tygart Valley River, 17.4miles long,[3] in eastern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Tygart Valley, Monongahela and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 61sqmi[4] in the Allegheny Mountains. The stream's entire course and drainage basin are in northern Randolph County.
Leading Creek rises north of Montrose and flows southward in a valley between Laurel Mountain and Cheat Mountain, through Montrose and the unincorporated community of Kerens, to Elkins, where it flows into the Tygart Valley River from the north. The creek is paralleled by U.S. Route 219 for most of its course.[5]
According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, approximately 80 percent of the Leading Creek watershed is forested, mostly deciduous. Approximately 18 percent is used for pasture and agriculture.[4]