List of tributaries of Wheeling Creek facts for kids
Wheeling Creek is a stream in northern West Virginia that eventually flows into the Ohio River. Think of it like a main road, and its tributaries are all the smaller roads that connect to it. These smaller streams bring water from a wider area, called a watershed, into Wheeling Creek. The Wheeling Creek watershed also reaches into southwestern Pennsylvania. This article lists the streams that flow into Wheeling Creek, starting from where it meets the Ohio River in Wheeling and moving upstream.
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Meet the Tributaries of Wheeling Creek
Wheeling Creek has many smaller streams that join it along its path. These streams help carry water from the surrounding land into the main creek. Here are some of the most important ones:
Streams in West Virginia
Most of Wheeling Creek's journey and its tributaries are found in Ohio County, West Virginia.
- Long Run: This is one of the first major streams to join Wheeling Creek. It has its own smaller branches, like Waddles Run and Pogues Run.
- Carter Run
- Little Wheeling Creek: This is a very important tributary, joining the main creek near Elm Grove, West Virginia. It has many streams flowing into it, including:
- Peters Run, which includes Browns Run and Warden Run.
- Middle Wheeling Creek: This is a big branch of Little Wheeling Creek, starting near Triadelphia, West Virginia. It has many smaller streams like Tanyard Run, Gillespie Run, Marlow Run, and Orrs Run (which has Hall Run). It also includes Laidley Run, Coulter Run, and Todd Run.
- Other streams flowing into Little Wheeling Creek are McCoy Run, Gashell Run, Point Run, Roneys Point Run, Dixon Run, Battle Run, and McGraw Run.
- Jakes Run: This stream, found in Marshall County, West Virginia, has a branch called Bull Run.
- Britt Run
- Seabright Hollow
- Grandstaff Run, which includes Wherry Run.
- Cricket Hollow
- Hollidays Run
- Bald Eagle Hollow
- Bruce Run
- Burch Run, which includes Big Run.
- Still Run
- Turkey Run
- Wolf Run: This stream has several branches, including Granny Run, Howard Run, and Williams Run (which has Bee Tree Run and Greathouse Hollow). It also includes another Browns Run.
Streams Crossing State Lines
Some important tributaries of Wheeling Creek actually flow through both West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
- Dunkard Fork: This large tributary starts near Majorsville, West Virginia and flows into both states. It has many branches:
- Stone Coal Run
- Wharton Run, which includes Chaney Run.
- Crabapple Creek
- North Fork of Dunkard Fork: This part is mostly in Pennsylvania and includes Ryerson Station Reservoir, Polly Hollow, Kent Run, Polen Run, Long Run, Whitehorn Run, Webster Run, and Job Creek (which has Falling Timber Run).
- South Fork of Dunkard Fork: Also mostly in Pennsylvania, this fork includes Borney's Run, Strawn Hollow, Mudlick Fork (which has Hewitt Run and Chambers Run), and Blacks Creek.
- Enlow Fork: Another major tributary that crosses the state line near Majorsville, West Virginia. Its branches include:
- Spottedtail Run
- Robinson Fork: This part is in Pennsylvania and includes Beham Run and Blockhouse Run.
- Owens Run
- Templeton Fork, which includes Rocky Run.
- Long Run
- Boothe Run
See also
Images for kids
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The flag of West Virginia.
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The flag of Pennsylvania.
