Armstrong Creek (West Virginia)

Armstrong Creek
Armstrong Creek in Kimberly
A map of Armstrong Creek and its watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceLeft Fork Armstrong Creek
 • locationnorth-northeast of Westerly
 • coordinates38°00′54″N 81°18′35″W / 38.015°N 81.3097222°W / 38.015; -81.3097222[1]
 • length2.9 miles (4.7 km)
 • elevation2,655 ft (809 m)[2]
2nd sourceRight Fork Armstrong Creek
 • locationnorth-northeast of Westerly
 • coordinates38°00′45″N 81°18′55″W / 38.0125°N 81.3152778°W / 38.0125; -81.3152778[3]
 • length2.5 miles (4.0 km)
 • elevation2,665 ft (812 m)[2]
Source confluence 
 • locationsouthwest of McDunn
 • coordinates38°02′45″N 81°19′42″W / 38.04586°N 81.3284°W / 38.04586; -81.3284[4]
 • elevation1,301 ft (397 m)[2]
MouthKanawha River
 • location
Mount Carbon
 • coordinates
38°08′56″N 81°17′31″W / 38.1489955°N 81.2920548°W / 38.1489955; -81.2920548[4]
 • elevation
627 ft (191 m)[4]
Length8.6 mi (13.8 km)
Basin size22.8 sq mi (59 km2)
Basin features
Hydrologic Unit Code050500060302 (USGS)

Armstrong Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 8.6 miles (13.8 km) long,[5] in southern 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 22.8 square miles (59 km2)[6] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. The creek flows for its entire length in western Fayette County; its tributaries additionally drain a small portion of eastern Kanawha County.

Armstrong Creek is formed approximately 1.3 miles (2.1 km) southwest of the unincorporated community of McDunn by the confluence of the Left Fork Armstrong Creek,[1] 2.9 miles (4.7 km) long,[5] which rises approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) north-northeast of the unincorporated community of Westerly; and the Right Fork Armstrong Creek,[3] 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long,[5] which rises approximately 1.4 miles (2.3 km) north-northeast of Westerly. Both headwaters forks flow generally north-northwestward, and from their confluence Armstrong Creek flows generally north-northeastward through the unincorporated communities of Elkridge, Powellton, Columbia, and Kimberly, to Mount Carbon, where it flows into the Kanawha River. The creek is paralleled by county roads for most of its course.[7][8]

The Geographic Names Information System lists "Armstrong's Creek" as a historical variant name for the creek.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Left Fork Armstrong Creek (Feature ID #1541621)". Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  2. ^ a b c The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  3. ^ a b Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Right Fork Armstrong Creek (Feature ID #1545605)". Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  4. ^ a b c d Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Armstrong Creek (Feature ID #1535012)". Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  5. ^ a b c United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Upper Kanawha Watershed". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Armstrong Creek watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 050500060302. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2013-11-23
  7. ^ The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2013-11-23
  8. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 53. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.