Witcher Creek | |
Map: | Witcher_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: | Kanawha |
Length: | 6.8miles |
Source1 Location: | west-northwest of Mammoth |
Source1 Coordinates: | 38.2751°N -81.4018°W[1] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1485feet[2] |
Mouth: | Kanawha River |
Mouth Location: | between Diamond and Belle |
Mouth Coordinates: | 38.2198°N -81.5262°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 591feet |
Basin Size: | 20.8sqmi |
Custom Label: | Hydrologic Unit Code |
Custom Data: | 050500060401 (USGS) |
Witcher Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 6.8miles 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 20.8sqmi[4] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. Witcher Creek flows for its entire length in eastern Kanawha County. It rises approximately 1.7miles west-northwest of Mammoth and flows southwestward through the unincorporated community of Witcher. It flows into the Kanawha River approximately 0.7miles southwest of Witcher, between the town of Belle and the unincorporated community of Diamond. The creek is paralleled by a county road for much of its course.[5] According to the Geographic Names Information System, Witcher Creek has also been known historically by the variant name “Witchers Creek.”