| Loop Creek | |
| Map: | Loop_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: | Fayette |
| Length: | 20miles |
| Source1 Location: | Oak Hill |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 37.9746°N -81.1626°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1946feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Kanawha River |
| Mouth Location: | Deep Water |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.1279°N -81.2576°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 617feet |
| Basin Size: | 49.6sqmi |
| Tributaries Left: | Johnson Fork |
| Custom Label: | Hydrologic Unit Code |
| Custom Data: | 050500060301 (USGS) |
Loop Creek, also known by the spelling Loup Creek,[1] is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 20miles long,[3] in southern 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 49.6sqmi[4] in a coal mining region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
Loop Creek flows for its entire length in western Fayette County. It rises in the city of Oak Hill and flows initially west-northwestward through the unincorporated communities of Lick Fork, Wriston, Ingram Branch, and Hamilton; then northward through the unincorporated communities of Kincaid, Page, North Page, and Robson, to Deep Water, where it flows into the Kanawha River.[5] [6]
In addition to Loup Creek, the Geographic Names Information System lists "Loops Creek" as a historical variant name for the creek.[1] Loop Creek was so named on account of its irregular, looping course, according to local history.[7]