| Pond Creek | |
| Map: | Pond Creek WV map.png |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the river mouth in West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wood, Jackson |
| Length: | 16miles |
| Source1 Location: | south of Rockport |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 39.0506°N -81.5562°W[1] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 978feet[2] |
| Mouth: | Ohio River |
| Mouth Location: | Pond Creek |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 39.094°N -81.744°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 561feet |
| Basin Size: | 43sqmi |
Pond Creek is a tributary of the Ohio River, 16miles long,[3] in western West Virginia in the United States. Via the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 43sqmi[4] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
Pond Creek flows for most of its length in southern Wood County; its watershed also drains a portion of northern Jackson County. It rises south of Rockport and flows generally west-northwestward through the unincorporated communities of Lowdell, Jerrys Run, and Flinn. East of Flinn and again near its mouth, the creek briefly enters Jackson County. It flows into the Ohio River on the boundary of Jackson and Wood counties, at the community of Pond Creek.[5]
Downstream of Flinn it collects Little Pond Creek[6] from the south. Little Pond Creek flows in Jackson County for most of its course, northwestward through the communities of Willowdale and Topins Grove.[5]
According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, approximately 82% of the Pond Creek watershed is forested, mostly deciduous. Approximately 18% is used for pasture and agriculture.[4]