| McElroy Creek | |
|---|---|
 McElroy Creek in Shirley | |
 A map of McElroy Creek and its watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Doddridge, Tyler |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Robinson Fork |
| • location | Doddridge County, northwest of Salem |
| • coordinates | 39°18′23″N 80°35′16″W / 39.3064755°N 80.5878753°W[1] |
| • length | 10 miles (16 km) |
| • elevation | 1,153 ft (351 m)[2] |
| 2nd source | Pike Fork |
| • location | Doddridge County, northeast of Sedalia |
| • coordinates | 39°23′05″N 80°32′35″W / 39.3848083°N 80.5431503°W[3] |
| • length | 5.8 miles (9.3 km) |
| • elevation | 1,089 ft (332 m)[2] |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | Center Point, Doddridge County |
| • coordinates | 39°23′21″N 80°38′13″W / 39.389251°N 80.6370432°W[4] |
| • elevation | 781 ft (238 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Middle Island Creek |
• location | southwest of Tyler, Tyler County |
• coordinates | 39°25′48″N 80°49′54″W / 39.4300801°N 80.8317721°W[4] |
• elevation | 686 ft (209 m)[4] |
| Length | 22.1 mi (35.6 km) |
| Basin size | 106.2 sq mi (275 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Flint Run |
| • right | Talkington Fork |
| Hydrologic Unit Code | 0503020103 (USGS) |
McElroy Creek is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, 22.1 miles (35.6 km) long,[5] in northern West Virginia in the United States. Via Middle Island Creek and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 106.2 square miles (275 km2)[6] in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Robinson Fork (Feature ID #1545868)". Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ a b c The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Pike Fork (Feature ID #1544848)". Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for McElroy Creek (Feature ID #1542995)". Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Little Muskingum-Middle Island Watershed". Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset. Area data for McElroy Creek watershed, 10-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 0503020103. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2013-07-17