North Fork Kings Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Kings Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of North Fork Kings Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of North Fork Kings Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | States |
Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
Subdivision Name3: | Hancock Beaver |
Length: | 9.71miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Kings Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 15.43cuft/s at mouth with Kings Creek[2] |
Source1: | Traverse Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles northwest of Kendall, Pennsylvania |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.5442°N -80.4925°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1220feet[4] |
Mouth: | Kings Creek |
Mouth Location: | Sun Valley, West Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.4411°N -80.5597°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 741feet[5] |
Progression: | Kings Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | Ohio River |
Tributaries Left: | Lawrence Run |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Whitehill Road, Hardens Run Road, Mack Hollow Road, Wick Road, WV 94, North Fork Road |
North Fork Kings Creek is a 9.71miles long 3rd order tributary to Kings Creek in Hancock County, West Virginia.
North Fork Kings Creek rises about 0.5 miles northwest of Kendall, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County and then flows southwest into West Virginia to join Kings Creek at Sun Valley, West Virginia.[5]
North Fork Kings Creek drains of area, receives about 38.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 316.53, and is about 72% forested.[2]