Brush Creek (Mercer County)

Brush Creek
Brush Creek Falls, August 2020
Brush Creek (Mercer County) is located in West Virginia
Brush Creek (Mercer County)
Location within the state of West Virginia
Brush Creek (Mercer County) is located in the United States
Brush Creek (Mercer County)
Brush Creek (Mercer County) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGlenwood
 • coordinates37°20′06″N 081°09′02″W / 37.33500°N 81.15056°W / 37.33500; -81.15056[1]
Mouth 
 • location
Bluestone River at Eads Mill
 • coordinates
37°28′39″N 081°03′41″W / 37.47750°N 81.06139°W / 37.47750; -81.06139[1]
Basin features
WaterfallsBrush Creek Falls

Brush Creek is a creek in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States, which terminates in the Bluestone River near Eads Mill, West Virginia.[1]

The creek's most notable feature is Brush Creek Falls. With its 25 ft (7.6 m) drop, it is the largest waterfall in Southern West Virginia.[2] It is found in the Brush Creek Nature Preserve, a 124-acre (50 ha) area by the confluence of Brush Creek and the Bluestone River.[3][2] The falls lies along County Route 3 and the Bluestone River to the north of the town of Athens of Mercer County.[4] Its elevation is 1,952 ft (595 m).[5] At the site of the falls, the creek's width is 50 feet (15 m) or more, depending on water levels.[3]