Twomile Creek (Kanawha River)

Twomile Creek
Twomile Creek in Charleston
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Kanawha
Tributaries
 - right Left Fork Twomile Creek
Source Right Fork Twomile Creek
 - location north-northwest of Elk Hills
 - elevation 973 ft (297 m) [1]
 - length 4.6 mi (7 km)
 - coordinates 38°26′44″N 81°35′23″W / 38.4456513°N 81.5898468°W / 38.4456513; -81.5898468 [2]
Secondary source Edens Fork
 - location northwest of Elk Hills
 - elevation 862 ft (263 m) [1]
 - length 2.4 mi (4 km)
 - coordinates 38°24′57″N 81°35′42″W / 38.4159296°N 81.595124°W / 38.4159296; -81.595124 [3]
Source confluence
 - location southwest of McDunn
 - elevation 678 ft (207 m) [1]
 - coordinates 38°24′49″N 81°37′46″W / 38.4137069°N 81.6295692°W / 38.4137069; -81.6295692 [4]
Mouth Kanawha River
 - location Charleston
 - elevation 568 ft (173 m) [4]
 - coordinates 38°22′14″N 81°40′34″W / 38.3706516°N 81.6762361°W / 38.3706516; -81.6762361Coordinates: 38°22′14″N 81°40′34″W / 38.3706516°N 81.6762361°W / 38.3706516; -81.6762361 [4]
Length 4.7 mi (8 km)
Basin 24.4 sq mi (63 km2)
Hydrologic Unit Code 050500080301 (USGS)
A map of Twomile Creek and its watershed

Twomile Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) long,[5] 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 24.4 square miles (63 km2)[6] on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau, in the city of Charleston and its vicinity.

Twomile Creek is formed approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) east-northeast of the unincorporated community of Guthrie by the confluence of the Right Fork Twomile Creek,[2] 4.6 miles (7.4 km) long,[5] which rises approximately 3.3 miles (5.3 km) north-northwest of the unincorporated community of Elk Hills, and flows southwestward; and Edens Fork,[2] 2.4 miles (3.9 km) long,[5] which rises approximately 1.7 miles (2.7 km) northwest of Elk Hills and flows westward. From the confluence of these forks, Twomile Creek flows westward and southward, through Guthrie, to its mouth at the Kanawha River in the city of Charleston.[7][8]

The creek is paralleled by county roads for much of its length. At Guthrie, it collects the Left Fork Twomile Creek,[9] 4 miles (6.4 km) long,[5] which rises approximately 1.9 miles (3.1 km) north-northwest of Guthrie and flows generally southward.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  2. 1 2 3 Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Right Fork Twomile Creek (Feature ID #1545720)". Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  3. ↑ Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Edens Fork (Feature ID #1538551)". Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  4. 1 2 3 Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Twomile Creek (Feature ID #1548436)". Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  5. 1 2 3 4 United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Lower Kanawha Watershed". Archived from the original on 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2013-11-23.
  6. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Twomile Creek watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 050500080301. The National Map, retrieved 2013-11-23
  7. 1 2 The National Map, accessed 2013-11-23
  8. ↑ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 43. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  9. ↑ Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Left Fork Twomile Creek (Feature ID #1541740)". Retrieved 2013-11-24.
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