Point Pleasant Creek
| Point Pleasant Creek | |
|---|---|
 Point Pleasant Creek in Kidwell | |
 A map of Point Pleasant Creek and its watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Wetzel, Tyler |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | south of New Martinsville, Wetzel County |
| • coordinates | 39°36′40″N 80°51′48″W / 39.6111883°N 80.8634343°W[1] |
| • elevation | 987 ft (301 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Middle Island Creek |
• location | Middlebourne, Tyler County |
• coordinates | 39°30′13″N 80°54′10″W / 39.5036887°N 80.9028846°W[1] |
• elevation | 663 ft (202 m)[1] |
| Length | 10.4 mi (16.7 km) |
| Basin size | 60.5 sq mi (157 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Elk Fork |
| Hydrologic Unit Codes | 050302010502, 050302010503 (USGS) |
Point Pleasant Creek is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, 10.4 miles (16.7 km) long,[3] in northwestern 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 60.5 square miles (157 km2)[4] in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
Point Pleasant Creek rises in southwestern Wetzel County, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of New Martinsville, and flows southward into Tyler County and through the unincorporated community of Kidwell, near which it collects its largest tributary, the Elk Fork. It flows into Middle Island Creek on the northern boundary of the town of Middlebourne. Upstream of Kidwell, it is paralleled by West Virginia Route 180; for the remainder of its course it is mostly paralleled by West Virginia Route 18.[5][6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Point Pleasant Creek (Feature ID #1552525)". Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Little Muskingum-Middle Island Watershed". Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Point Pleasant Creek and Elk Fork watersheds, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes 050302010503 and 050302010502. The National Map, retrieved 2013-07-17
- ^ The National Map, accessed 2013-07-17
- ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 24. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.