Campbells Creek (West Virginia) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Campbells Creek
Campbells Creek near Coal Fork
A map of Campbells Creek and its watershed
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Kanawha
Physical characteristics
Main source	near Putney 1,430 ft (440 m) 38°17′47″N 81°21′52″W / 38.2964914°N 81.3645597°W / 38.2964914; -81.3645597
River mouth	Kanawha River near Port Amherst 568 ft (173 m) 38°19′00″N 81°33′46″W / 38.3167660°N 81.5628989°W / 38.3167660; -81.5628989
Length	18.5 mi (29.8 km)
Basin features
Basin size	39.3 sq mi (102 km2)
Hydrologic Unit Code	050500060404 (USGS)

Campbells Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 18.5 miles (29.8 km) long, 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 39.3 square miles (102 km²) on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau, in the Charleston metropolitan area.

Campbells Creek flows for its entire length in Kanawha County. It rises approximately 0.4 miles (0.64 km) east of the unincorporated community of Putney and flows northwestward through Putney and the unincorporated communities of Annfred, Blount, Cinco, and Fivemile; then southwestward through the unincorporated communities of Tad and Coal Fork. It flows into the Kanawha River approximately 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north-northwest of Port Amherst. The creek is paralleled by county roads for most of its course.

The Geographic Names Information System lists "Campbell Creek," "Campbell's Creek," and "Nip-pi-pin-mah" as historical variant names for the creek.