Elk Creek (West Virginia)
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| Elk Creek | |
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 Elk Creek in Clarksburg in 2006
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Watershed | 121 mi² (313 km²) [1] |
| Source | |
| - location | western Barbour County |
| - coordinates | [2] |
| - elevation | 1,535 ft (468 m) [3] |
| Mouth | West Fork River |
| - location | Clarksburg |
| - coordinates | [2] |
| - elevation | 922 ft (281 m) [2] |
Elk Creek is a tributary of the West Fork River in north-central West Virginia in the United States. Via the West Fork, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 121 square miles (313 km²) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
Elk Creek rises approximately six miles (10 km) southwest of Philippi in western Barbour County and flows generally west-northwestwardly into Harrison County, where it passes through the communities of Stonewood and Nutter Fort; it flows into the West Fork River in the city of Clarksburg.[4]
According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, approximately 70% of Elk Creek's watershed is forested, mostly deciduous. Approximately 22% is used for pasture and agriculture, and approximately 3% is urban.[1]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Watershed Atlas Project. West Fork River. Archived from the original on 2006-05-07. Retrieved on 2007-02-26.
- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. Geographic Names Information System entry for Elk Creek (Feature ID #1538618). Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved on 2007-02-12.
- ^ DeLorme (1997). West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. pp. 25, 36. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
