Campbells Creek (West Virginia)

Campbells Creek
Campbells Creek near Coal Fork
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Kanawha
Source
 - location near Putney
 - elevation 1,430 ft (436 m) [1]
 - coordinates 38°17′47″N 81°21′52″W / 38.2964914°N 81.3645597°W / 38.2964914; -81.3645597 [2]
Mouth Kanawha River
 - location near Port Amherst
 - elevation 568 ft (173 m) [2]
 - coordinates 38°19′00″N 81°33′46″W / 38.3167660°N 81.5628989°W / 38.3167660; -81.5628989Coordinates: 38°19′00″N 81°33′46″W / 38.3167660°N 81.5628989°W / 38.3167660; -81.5628989 [2]
Length 18.5 mi (30 km)
Basin 39.3 sq mi (102 km2)
Hydrologic Unit Code 050500060404 (USGS)
A map of Campbells Creek and its watershed

Campbells Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 18.5 miles (29.8 km) 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 39.3 square miles (102 km2)[4] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau, in the Charleston metropolitan area.

Campbells Creek flows for its entire length in Kanawha County. It rises approximately 0.4 miles (0.64 km) east of the unincorporated community of Putney and flows northwestward through Putney and the unincorporated communities of Annfred, Blount, Cinco, and Fivemile; then southwestward through the unincorporated communities of Tad and Coal Fork. It flows into the Kanawha River approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north-northwest of Port Amherst. The creek is paralleled by county roads for most of its course.[5][6]

The Geographic Names Information System lists "Campbell Creek," "Campbell's Creek," and "Nip-pi-pin-mah" as historical variant names for the creek.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Campbells Creek (Feature ID #1536980)". Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  3. ↑ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Upper Kanawha Watershed". Archived from the original on 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Campbells Creek watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 050500060404. The National Map, retrieved 2013-11-22
  5. ↑ The National Map, accessed 2013-11-22
  6. ↑ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. pp. 43, 52–53. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
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