Davis Creek (Kanawha River)

This article is about the stream. For the unincorporated community, see Davis Creek, West Virginia. For other uses, see Davis Creek (disambiguation).
Davis Creek
Davis Creek in the community of Davis Creek
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Kanawha
Source
 - location west of Hernshaw
 - elevation 1,254 ft (382 m) [1]
 - coordinates 38°13′41″N 81°38′38″W / 38.2281556°N 81.64401°W / 38.2281556; -81.64401 [2]
Mouth Kanawha River
 - location South Charleston
 - elevation 568 ft (173 m) [2]
 - coordinates 38°21′41″N 81°43′01″W / 38.3614845°N 81.7170703°W / 38.3614845; -81.7170703Coordinates: 38°21′41″N 81°43′01″W / 38.3614845°N 81.7170703°W / 38.3614845; -81.7170703 [2]
Length 9.4 mi (15 km)
Basin 47.1 sq mi (122 km2)
Hydrologic Unit Code 050500080302 (USGS)
A map of Davis Creek and its watershed

Davis Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 9.4 miles (15.1 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 47.1 square miles (122 km2)[4] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau, in the Charleston metropolitan area.

Davis Creek flows for its entire length in Kanawha County. It rises in the Kanawha State Forest approximately 2.3 miles (3.7 km) west of the unincorporated community of Hernshaw, and flows generally northwestward through the state forest and the unincorporated communities of Loudendale and Davis Creek, and a small portion of the city of Charleston, to the city of South Charleston, where it flows into the Kanawha River.[5][6]

The creek is paralleled by county roads for much of its length, and by West Virginia Route 601 for a portion of its course through South Charleston. Hiking trails follow the creek in the Kanawha State Forest.[5][7]

Davis Creek has the name of Thomas Davis, a pioneer settler.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Davis Creek (Feature ID #1538039)". Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  3. ↑ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Lower Kanawha Watershed". Archived from the original on 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Davis Creek watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 050500080302. The National Map, retrieved 2013-11-23
  5. 1 2 The National Map, accessed 2013-11-23
  6. ↑ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. pp. 43, 52. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  7. ↑ Kanawha State Forest map, accessed 2013-11-23
  8. ↑ 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. 201.
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