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Mill Creek Island

Coordinates: 39°31′35″N 81°03′00″W / 39.5264641°N 81.0501096°W / 39.5264641; -81.0501096
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Mill Creek Island
Mill Creek Island is located in West Virginia
Mill Creek Island
Mill Creek Island
Geography
LocationOhio River, West Virginia
Coordinates39°31′35″N 81°03′00″W / 39.5264641°N 81.0501096°W / 39.5264641; -81.0501096
Administration

Mill Creek Island is a bar island on the Ohio River in Tyler County, West Virginia. The island lies upstream from Grandview Island and the towns of New Matamoras, Ohio and Friendly, West Virginia. It takes its name from Mill Creek, which empties into the Ohio River from the Ohio side in its vicinity. Mill Creek Island is protected as part of the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge Brochure" (PDF). U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Ohio River Islands - About the Refuge. August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.