Loop Creek (West Virginia)
Template:Geobox Loop Creek, also known by the spelling Loup Creek,[1] is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 20 miles (32 km) long,[2] in southern 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 49.6 square miles (128 km2)[3] in a coal mining region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
Loop Creek flows for its entire length in western Fayette County. It rises in the city of Oak Hill and flows initially west-northwestward through the unincorporated communities of Lick Fork, Wriston, Ingram Branch, and Hamilton; then northward through the unincorporated communities of Kincaid, Page, North Page, and Robson, to Deep Water, where it flows into the Kanawha River.[4][5]
In addition to Loup Creek, the Geographic Names Information System lists "Loops Creek" as a historical variant name for the creek.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
GNISwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Upper Kanawha Watershed". Archived from the original on 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Loop Creek watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 050500060301. The National Map, retrieved 2013-11-23
- ^ The National Map, accessed 2013-11-23
- ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 53. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.