Middle Wheeling Creek

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Middle Wheeling Creek
Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek
Map of Middle Wheeling Creek mouth location
Map of Middle Wheeling Creek mouth location
Location of Middle Wheeling Creek mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
TownTriadelphia
Physical characteristics
SourceBonar Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles southwest of Claysville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°05′08″N 080°26′58″W / 40.08556°N 80.44944°W / 40.08556; -80.44944[1]
 • elevation1,250 ft (380 m)[2]
MouthLittle Wheeling Creek
 • location
Triadelphia, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°02′51″N 080°38′04″W / 40.04750°N 80.63444°W / 40.04750; -80.63444Coordinates: 40°02′51″N 080°38′04″W / 40.04750°N 80.63444°W / 40.04750; -80.63444[1]
 • elevation
725 ft (221 m)[3]
Length15.11 mi (24.32 km)[4]
Basin size34.36 square miles (89.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationLittle Wheeling Creek
 • average41.90 cu ft/s (1.186 m3/s) at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionLittle Wheeling Creek → Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftLaidley Run
Gillespie Run
 • rightTodd Run
Coulter Run
Orrs Run
Marlow Run
Tanyard Run
BridgesMcGuffey 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[]

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[]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Middle Wheeling Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Middle Wheeling Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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