McElroy Creek

McElroy Creek
McElroy Creek in Shirley
A map of McElroy Creek and its watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesDoddridge, Tyler
Physical characteristics
SourceRobinson Fork
 • locationDoddridge County, northwest of Salem
 • coordinates39°18′23″N 80°35′16″W / 39.3064755°N 80.5878753°W / 39.3064755; -80.5878753[1]
 • length10 miles (16 km)
 • elevation1,153 ft (351 m)[2]
2nd sourcePike Fork
 • locationDoddridge County, northeast of Sedalia
 • coordinates39°23′05″N 80°32′35″W / 39.3848083°N 80.5431503°W / 39.3848083; -80.5431503[3]
 • length5.8 miles (9.3 km)
 • elevation1,089 ft (332 m)[2]
Source confluence 
 • locationCenter Point, Doddridge County
 • coordinates39°23′21″N 80°38′13″W / 39.389251°N 80.6370432°W / 39.389251; -80.6370432[4]
 • elevation781 ft (238 m)[2]
MouthMiddle Island Creek
 • location
southwest of Tyler, Tyler County
 • coordinates
39°25′48″N 80°49′54″W / 39.4300801°N 80.8317721°W / 39.4300801; -80.8317721[4]
 • elevation
686 ft (209 m)[4]
Length22.1 mi (35.6 km)
Basin size106.2 sq mi (275 km2)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftFlint Run
 • rightTalkington Fork
Hydrologic Unit Code0503020103 (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.

  1. ^ Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Robinson Fork (Feature ID #1545868)". Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  2. ^ a b c The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  3. ^ Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Pike Fork (Feature ID #1544848)". Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  4. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for McElroy Creek (Feature ID #1542995)". Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  5. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Little Muskingum-Middle Island Watershed". Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
  6. ^ 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