Little Wheeling Creek
| Little Wheeling Creek Tributary to Wheeling Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Little Wheeling Creek mouth  Little Wheeling Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Ohio |
| City | Wheeling |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Dutch Fork divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles northwest of West Alexander, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°06′48″N 080°31′10″W / 40.11333°N 80.51944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,190 ft (360 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Wheeling Creek |
• location | Wheeling, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°02′36″N 080°39′33″W / 40.04333°N 80.65917°W[1] |
• elevation | 669 ft (204 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.37 mi (8.64 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 62.2 square miles (161 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Wheeling Creek |
| • average | 73.72 cu ft/s (2.088 m3/s) at mouth with Wheeling Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Point Run Middle Wheeling Creek |
| • right | McGraw Run Battle Run Dixon Run Roneys Point Run Gashell Run McCoy Run Peters Run |
| Bridges | US 40, West Main Street, Fls Drive, US 40 (x3), Cove Creek Road, Cooper Road, US 40 (x2), Battle Run Road, Dixon Run Road, US 40 (x2), Point Run Road, Blayney Avenue, US 40 (x3), Springer Addition, Middle Creek Road, US 40, Elm Grove Crossing Mall, I-70, National Road |
Little Wheeling Creek is a 5.37 mi (8.64 km) long 4th order tributary to Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Middle Wheeling Creek
Course
[edit]Little Wheeling Creek rises about 0.25 miles northwest of West Alexander, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwest into Ohio County, West Virginia to Wheeling Creek at Wheeling.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Little Wheeling Creek drains 62.2 square miles (161 km2) of area, receives about 41.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 293.17, and is about 63% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Little Wheeling Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Little Wheeling Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.