Worthington Creek
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Worthington Creek in Parkersburg in 2010
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| Country | United States |
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| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wood |
| Source | |
| - location | south of Waverly |
| - elevation | 906 ft (276 m) [1] |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2] |
| Mouth | Little Kanawha River |
| - location | Parkersburg |
| - elevation | 587 ft (179 m) [2] |
| - coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2] |
| Length | 15.4 mi (25 km) |
| Basin | 35 sq mi (91 km2) |
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Worthington Creek and its watershed in Wood County, West Virginia
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Worthington Creek is a tributary of the Little Kanawha River, 15.4 miles (24.8 km) long,[3] in western West Virginia in the United States. Via the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 35 square miles (91 km2)[4] in the city of Parkersburg and its vicinity.
Worthington Creek flows for its entire length in northern Wood County. It rises approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Waverly and flows generally southwestward to Parkersburg, where it flows into the Little Kanawha River from the north,[5] approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 km) upstream of the Little Kanawha River's mouth.[6]
According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, approximately 68% of the Worthington Creek watershed is forested, mostly deciduous. Approximately 23% is used for pasture and agriculture, and approximately 9% is developed.[4]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Worthington Creek has also been known by the name "Worthingtons Creek."[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved on 2011-03-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, retrieved 2011-03-12.
