Indian Creek (Middle Island Creek tributary)

Indian Creek is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, 14.8 miles (23.8 km) long,[3] in northern West Virginia in the United States. Via Middle Island Creek and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 32.3 square miles (84 km2)[4] in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.

Indian Creek
Indian Creek in Big Moses
A map of Indian Creek and its watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyTyler
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnear Dale
 • coordinates39°26′54″N 80°37′36″W / 39.4484168°N 80.6267645°W / 39.4484168; -80.6267645[1]
 • elevation1,058 ft (322 m)[2]
MouthMiddle Island Creek
 • location
south of Blue
 • coordinates
39°26′39″N 80°49′24″W / 39.4442467°N 80.8234385°W / 39.4442467; -80.8234385[1]
 • elevation
686 ft (209 m)[1]
Length14.8 mi (23.8 km)
Basin size32.3 sq mi (84 km2)
Basin features
Hydrologic Unit Code050302010501 (USGS)

Indian Creek's course is entirely in eastern Tyler County. It rises near the common boundary of Tyler, Wetzel, and Doddridge counties and flows generally westward, through the unincorporated communities of Dale, Stringtown, Braden, Booher, and Big Moses. It flows into Middle Island Creek from the east, a short distance south of the community of Blue.[5][6]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Indian Creek (Feature ID #1540674)". Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  2. ^ The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  3. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Little Muskingum-Middle Island Watershed". Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Indian Creek watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 050302010501. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2013-07-17
  5. ^ The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2013-07-17
  6. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 24. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.