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Little Wheeling Creek is a 5.37 mi (8.64 km) long 4th order tributary to Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Middle Wheeling Creek

Course

Little Wheeling Creek rises about 0.25 miles northwest of West Alexander, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwest into Ohio County, West Virginia to Wheeling Creek at Wheeling.[3]

Watershed

Little Wheeling Creek drains 62.2 square miles (161 km2) of area, receives about 41.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 293.17, and is about 63% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Little Wheeling Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Little Wheeling Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
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