Short Creek (Ohio River tributary)


Short Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[6] It is a tributary of the Ohio River.

Short Creek
Tributary to Ohio River
Map of Short Creek mouth location
Map of Short Creek mouth location
Location of Short Creek mouth
Map of Short Creek mouth location
Map of Short Creek mouth location
Short Creek (Ohio River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Brooke
Marshall
CityShort Creek
Physical characteristics
SourceLongs Run divide
  locationabout 2 miles northeast of Clinton, West Virginia
  coordinates40°08′12″N 080°35′06″W[1]
  elevation1,180 ft (360 m)[2]
MouthOhio River
  location
Short Creek, West Virginia
  coordinates
40°10′59″N 080°40′37″W[1]
  elevation
644 ft (196 m)[3]
Length10.07 mi (16.21 km)[4]
Basin size24.32 square miles (63.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationOhio River
  average92.46 cu ft/s (2.618 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
  leftSouttell Run
  rightNorth Fork Short Creek
Waddles Run
Girty Run
BridgesWV 37 (x3), Old Trail Farm, WV 88, WV 7, Freedom Heights, WV 1 (x3), Wainwrigt Street (x2), WV 1, WV 2

Short Creek was so named on account of its relatively short watercourse.[7]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Short Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. "South Hyco Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Short Creek (Ohio River tributary)
  7. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 575.



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