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Stream in West Virginia, USA
Short Creek
Tributary to Ohio River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Brooke
Marshall
CityShort Creek
Physical characteristics
SourceLongs Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northeast of Clinton, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°08′12″N 080°35′06″W / 40.13667°N 80.58500°W / 40.13667; -80.58500
 • elevation1,180 ft (360 m)
MouthOhio River
 • locationShort Creek, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°10′59″N 080°40′37″W / 40.18306°N 80.67694°W / 40.18306; -80.67694
 • elevation644 ft (196 m)
Length10.07 mi (16.21 km)
Basin size24.32 square miles (63.0 km)
Discharge 
 • locationOhio River
 • average92.46 cu ft/s (2.618 m/s) at mouth with Ohio River
Basin features
ProgressionOhio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemOhio 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. It is a tributary of the Ohio River.

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "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.


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