| Smithers Creek | |
| Map: | Smithers_Creek_WV_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: | Fayette |
| Length: | 7miles |
| Source1 Location: | Mount Olive |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 38.2384°N -81.2359°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1477feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Kanawha River |
| Mouth Location: | Smithers |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 38.1809°N -81.3107°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 640feet |
| Basin Size: | 18.1sqmi |
| Custom Label: | Hydrologic Unit Code |
| Custom Data: | 050500060303 (USGS) |
Smithers Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 7miles 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 18.1sqmi[4] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. The creek flows for its entire length in western Fayette County; its tributaries additionally drain a portion of eastern Kanawha County.
Smithers Creek rises in the unincorporated community of Mount Olive and flows generally southwestward through the unincorporated communities of Marting and Cannelton, to the city of Smithers, where it flows into the Kanawha River. The creek is paralleled by a county road for most of its course.[5] [6]
The Geographic Names Information System lists "Smothers Creek," "Smuthers Creek," and "Smythers Creek" as historical variant names for the creek.[1]