Middle Wheeling Creek
| Middle Wheeling Creek Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Middle Wheeling Creek mouth  Middle Wheeling Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Ohio |
| Town | Triadelphia |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bonar Creek divide |
| • location | about 3 miles southwest of Claysville, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°05′08″N 080°26′58″W / 40.08556°N 80.44944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,250 ft (380 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little Wheeling Creek |
• location | Triadelphia, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°02′51″N 080°38′04″W / 40.04750°N 80.63444°W[1] |
• elevation | 725 ft (221 m)[3] |
| Length | 15.11 mi (24.32 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 34.36 square miles (89.0 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little Wheeling Creek |
| • average | 41.90 cu ft/s (1.186 m3/s) at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Wheeling Creek → Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Laidley Run Gillespie Run |
| • right | Todd Run Coulter Run Orrs Run Marlow Run Tanyard Run |
| Bridges | McGuffey Road, Memorial Road, McGuffey Road, Middle Creek Road, Erskine Road, Laidley Run Road, Dallas Pike, Gillespie Road, Middle Creek Road, Ford Street, I-70, Ferrell Avenue |
Middle Wheeling Creek is a 15.11 mi (24.32 km) long 3rd order tributary to Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.
Course
[edit]Middle Wheeling Creek rises about 3 miles southwest of Claysville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows west into Ohio County, West Virginia to join Little Wheeling Creek in Triadelphia.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Middle Wheeling Creek drains 34.36 square miles (89.0 km2) of area, receives about 41.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 295.46, and is about 61% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Middle Wheeling Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Middle Wheeling Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.