Short Creek (Ohio River tributary)

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Short Creek
Tributary to Ohio River
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Short Creek (Ohio River tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ohio
Brooke
Marshall
City Short Creek
Physical characteristics
SourceLongs Run divide
  locationabout 2 miles northeast of Clinton, West Virginia
  coordinates 40°08′12″N080°35′06″W / 40.13667°N 80.58500°W / 40.13667; -80.58500 [1]
  elevation1,180 ft (360 m) [2]
Mouth Ohio River
  location
Short Creek, West Virginia
  coordinates
40°10′59″N080°40′37″W / 40.18306°N 80.67694°W / 40.18306; -80.67694 Coordinates: 40°10′59″N080°40′37″W / 40.18306°N 80.67694°W / 40.18306; -80.67694 [1]
  elevation
644 ft (196 m) [3]
Length10.07 mi (16.21 km) [4]
Basin size24.32 square miles (63.0 km2) [5]
Discharge 
  location Ohio River
  average92.46 cu ft/s (2.618 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River [5]
Basin features
Progression Ohio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River system Ohio River
Tributaries 
  leftSouttell Run
  rightNorth Fork Short Creek
Waddles Run
Girty Run
BridgesWV 37 (x3), Old Trail Farm, WV 88, WV 7, Freedom Heights, WV 1 (x3), Wainwrigt Street (x2), WV 1, WV 2


Short Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [6] It is a tributary of the Ohio River.

Short Creek was so named on account of its relatively short watercourse. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Short Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  5. 1 2 "South Hyco Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  6. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Short Creek (Ohio River tributary)
  7. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 575.