Davis Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 9.4 miles (15.1 km) long,[3] in West Virginia in the United States. Via the Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 47.1 square miles (122 km2)[4] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau, in the Charleston metropolitan area.
| Davis Creek | |
|---|---|
 Davis Creek in the community of Davis Creek | |
 A map of Davis Creek and its watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | west of Hernshaw |
| • coordinates | 38°13′41″N 81°38′38″W / 38.2281556°N 81.64401°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,254 ft (382 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Kanawha River |
• location | South Charleston |
• coordinates | 38°21′41″N 81°43′01″W / 38.3614845°N 81.7170703°W[1] |
• elevation | 568 ft (173 m)[1] |
| Length | 9.4 mi (15.1 km) |
| Basin size | 47.1 sq mi (122 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Hydrologic Unit Code | 050500080302 (USGS) |
Davis Creek flows for its entire length in Kanawha County. It rises in the Kanawha State Forest approximately 2.3 miles (3.7 km) west of the unincorporated community of Hernshaw, and flows generally northwestward through the state forest and the unincorporated communities of Loudendale and Davis Creek, and a small portion of the city of Charleston, to the city of South Charleston, where it flows into the Kanawha River.[5][6]
The creek is paralleled by county roads for much of its length, and by West Virginia Route 601 for a portion of its course through South Charleston. Hiking trails follow the creek in the Kanawha State Forest.[5][7]
Davis Creek has the name of Thomas Davis, a pioneer settler.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Davis Creek (Feature ID #1538039)". Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Lower Kanawha Watershed". Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Davis Creek watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 050500080302. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2013-11-23
- ^ a b The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2013-11-23
- ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. pp. 43, 52. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
- ^ Kanawha State Forest map, accessed 2013-11-23
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 201.