Huff Creek is a tributary of the Guyandotte River, 21.2 miles (34.1 km) long,[3] in southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Guyandotte and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 52 square miles (130 km2)[4] in a rural area on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. The creek was named after Peter Huff, an early settler.[5]
| Huff Creek | |
|---|---|
 Huff Creek and its watershed in Logan and Wyoming Counties, West Virginia. | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| Counties | Wyoming, Logan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | northwest of Kopperston |
| • coordinates | 37°46′35″N 81°35′01″W / 37.7764993°N 81.5837203°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,549 ft (777 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Guyandotte River |
• location | Huff Junction |
• coordinates | 37°43′49″N 81°52′23″W / 37.7303852°N 81.8731744°W[1] |
• elevation | 735 ft (224 m)[1] |
| Length | 21.2 mi (34.1 km) |
| Basin size | 52 sq mi (130 km2) |
Huff Creek rises in northern Wyoming County, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Kopperston, and flows generally westward through the unincorporated communities of Lacoma, Cyclone, and Campus in Wyoming County; and Gillman Bottom, Claypool, Mineral City, Davin, and Mallory in Logan County, to Huff Junction, where it flows into the Guyandotte River from the east, approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of the town of Man. Downstream from Lacoma, the creek is paralleled by West Virginia Route 10.[6]
According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, approximately 97% of the Huff Creek watershed is forested, mostly deciduous.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Huff Creek (Feature ID #1540551)". Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved on 2011-10-23.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results: Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008, West Virginia, Upper Guyandotte Watershed". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ a b West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "Upper Guyandotte River". Watershed Atlas Project. Archived from the original on 2005-04-05. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
{{cite web}}: External link in|work= - ^ 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. 316.
- ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. pp. 57–58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.