Twelvepole Creek

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Coordinates: 38°24′04″N 82°31′51″W / 38.40111°N 82.53083°W / 38.40111; -82.53083
Twelvepole Creek
River
Twelvepole Creek near its mouth in Ceredo, flowing beneath Interstate 64
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wayne
Tributaries
 - right Beech Fork
Source East Fork Twelvepole Creek [1]
 - location Dingess Mountain, Mingo County, WV
 - elevation 1,277 ft (389 m) [2]
 - coordinates 37°53′02″N 82°07′15″W / 37.88389°N 82.12083°W / 37.88389; -82.12083
Secondary source West Fork Twelvepole Creek [3]
 - location Dingess Mountain, Mingo County, WV
 - elevation 1,676 ft (511 m) [4]
 - coordinates 37°51′33″N 82°06′48″W / 37.85917°N 82.11333°W / 37.85917; -82.11333
Source confluence [5]
 - location Wayne, WV
 - elevation 594 ft (181 m)
 - coordinates 38°12′41″N 82°26′44″W / 38.21139°N 82.44556°W / 38.21139; -82.44556
Mouth Ohio River [5]
 - location Ceredo, WV
 - elevation 515 ft (157 m)
 - coordinates 38°24′04″N 82°31′51″W / 38.40111°N 82.53083°W / 38.40111; -82.53083
Discharge for East Fork near Dunlow, WV
 - average 8.3 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) [6]
 - max 99 cu ft/s (3 m3/s) (1980)
 - min 0.13 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) (1989)

Twelvepole Creek is a 32.2-mile-long (51.8 km)[7] river located in Wayne County, West Virginia. It is part of the Mississippi River watershed, by way of the Ohio River.

Course

Twelvepole Creek rises in northern Mingo County before flowing north through Wayne County. The headwaters of the East Fork are dammed to form East Lynn Lake. The East Fork of the river then flows north through East Lynn, Wayne, and Lavalette. The West Fork flows north though Dunlow, West Virginia and joins the East Fork at the town of Wayne. The river then flows north again before draining into the Ohio River just east of Ceredo.

Origin of name

Twelvepole Creek received its name from early explorers, the group supposedly included a young George Washington. Traveling the Ohio River, they measured the mouth of the creek where it joined the Ohio in terms of poles, also known as rods. Being approximately 198 feet (12 poles) wide at its mouth, the creek was named Twelvepole Creek.

Recreation

East Lynn Lake and Beech Fork Lake (formed from one of Twelvepole Creek's tributaries) provide popular destinations for boating, fishing, swimming, and camping.

See also

  • List of West Virginia rivers

References

  1. ↑ "East Fork Twelvepole Creek". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-10-15. 
  2. ↑ "East Fork Twelvepole Creek Source". Elevation Query. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-10-15. 
  3. ↑ "West Fork Twelvepole Creek". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-10-15. 
  4. ↑ "West Fork Twelvepole Creek Source". Elevation Query. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-10-15. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Twelvepole Creek". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-10-15. 
  6. ↑ "USGS 03206600 EAST FORK TWELVEPOLE CREEK NEAR DUNLOW, WV". National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2008-10-15. 
  7. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 26, 2011
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