Campbells Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 18.5 miles (29.8 km) long,[3] in West Virginia in the United States. Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 39.3 square miles (102 km2)[4] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau, in the Charleston metropolitan area.
| Campbells Creek | |
|---|---|
 Campbells Creek near Coal Fork | |
 A map of Campbells Creek and its watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Putney |
| • coordinates | 38°17′47″N 81°21′52″W / 38.2964914°N 81.3645597°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,430 ft (440 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Kanawha River |
• location | near Port Amherst |
• coordinates | 38°19′00″N 81°33′46″W / 38.3167660°N 81.5628989°W[1] |
• elevation | 568 ft (173 m)[1] |
| Length | 18.5 mi (29.8 km) |
| Basin size | 39.3 sq mi (102 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Hydrologic Unit Code | 050500060404 (USGS) |
Campbells Creek flows for its entire length in Kanawha County. It rises approximately 0.4 miles (0.64 km) east of the unincorporated community of Putney and flows northwestward through Putney and the unincorporated communities of Annfred, Blount, Cinco, and Fivemile; then southwestward through the unincorporated communities of Tad and Coal Fork. It flows into the Kanawha River approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north-northwest of Port Amherst. The creek is paralleled by county roads for most of its course.[5][6]
The Geographic Names Information System lists "Campbell Creek," "Campbell's Creek," and "Nip-pi-pin-mah" as historical variant names for the creek.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Campbells Creek (Feature ID #1536980)". Retrieved 2013-11-22.
- ^ The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Upper Kanawha Watershed". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-22.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Campbells Creek watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 050500060404. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2013-11-22
- ^ The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2013-11-22
- ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. pp. 43, 52–53. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.