Turtle Creek (West Virginia)
Turtle Creek is a stream in Boone County, West Virginia, in the United States.[1]
Turtle Creek was so named from rock formations in the shape of turtle which occur on the river bed.[2]
See also
[edit]- Turtle Creek, West Virginia - a small community located beside the creek
- List of rivers of West Virginia
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turtle Creek (West Virginia)
- ^ Chisholm, James L.; Downs, Sanford C. (1978). Stress and Recovery of Aquatic Organisms as Related to Highway Construction Along Turtle Creek, Boone County, West Virginia: Prepared in Cooperation with the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 2.
38°04′54″N 81°50′15″W / 38.08167°N 81.83750°W