Indian Creek (Middle Island Creek)

Indian Creek
Indian Creek in Big Moses
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Tyler
Source
 - location near Dale
 - elevation 1,058 ft (322 m) [1]
 - coordinates 39°26′54″N 80°37′36″W / 39.4484168°N 80.6267645°W / 39.4484168; -80.6267645 [2]
Mouth Middle Island Creek
 - location south of Blue
 - elevation 686 ft (209 m) [2]
 - coordinates 39°26′39″N 80°49′24″W / 39.4442467°N 80.8234385°W / 39.4442467; -80.8234385Coordinates: 39°26′39″N 80°49′24″W / 39.4442467°N 80.8234385°W / 39.4442467; -80.8234385 [2]
Length 14.8 mi (24 km)
Basin 32.3 sq mi (84 km2)
Hydrologic Unit Code 050302010501 (USGS)
A map of Indian Creek and its watershed

Indian Creek is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, 14.8 miles (23.8 km) long,[3] in northern West Virginia in the United States. Via Middle Island Creek and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 32.3 square miles (84 km2)[4] in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.

Indian Creek's course is entirely in eastern Tyler County. It rises near the common boundary of Tyler, Wetzel, and Doddridge counties and flows generally westward, through the unincorporated communities of Dale, Stringtown, Braden, Booher, and Big Moses. It flows into Middle Island Creek from the east, a short distance south of the community of Blue.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Indian Creek (Feature ID #1540674)". Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  3. ↑ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Little Muskingum-Middle Island Watershed". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  4. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Indian Creek watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 050302010501. The National Map, retrieved 2013-07-17
  5. ↑ The National Map, accessed 2013-07-17
  6. ↑ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 24. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
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