Middle Wheeling Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Middle Wheeling Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Middle Wheeling Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Ohio |
Subdivision Type4: | Town |
Subdivision Name4: | Triadelphia |
Length: | 15.11miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Little Wheeling Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 41.9cuft/s at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek[2] |
Source1: | Bonar Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 3 miles southwest of Claysville, Pennsylvania |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.0856°N -80.4494°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1250feet[4] |
Mouth: | Little Wheeling Creek |
Mouth Location: | Triadelphia, West Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.0475°N -80.6344°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 725feet[5] |
Progression: | Little Wheeling Creek → Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | Ohio River |
Tributaries Left: | Laidley Run Gillespie Run |
Tributaries Right: | Todd Run Coulter Run Orrs Run Marlow Run Tanyard Run |
Bridges: | McGuffey Road, Memorial Road, McGuffey Road, Middle Creek Road, Erskine Road, Laidley Run Road, Dallas Pike, Gillespie Road, Middle Creek Road, Ford Street, I-70, Ferrell Avenue |
Middle Wheeling Creek is a 15.11miles long 3rd order tributary to Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.
Middle Wheeling Creek rises about 3 miles southwest of Claysville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows west into Ohio County, West Virginia to join Little Wheeling Creek in Triadelphia.[5]
Middle Wheeling Creek drains of area, receives about 41.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 295.46, and is about 61% forested.[2]