Sandy Creek (Ohio River)
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Sandy Creek Big Sandy Creek, Buffalo Creek |
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 Sandy Creek upstream, just before it meets the Ohio River (2006) |
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| Water code | US : 1546404 | |
| location | Jackson County , West Virginia , USA | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Ohio → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| origin | Confluence of Right Fork Sandy Creek and Left Fork Sandy Creek south of Sandyville 38 ° 53 ′ 46 ″ N , 81 ° 39 ′ 28 ″ W |
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| muzzle | south of Ravenswood on the Ohio River Coordinates: 38 ° 56 ′ 43 " N , 81 ° 45 ′ 42" W 38 ° 56 ′ 43 " N , 81 ° 45 ′ 42" W
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| length | 35 km (22 miles ) | |
The Sandy Creek (aka Big Sandy Creek and Buffalo Creek ) is a 35 km long river in Jackson County in the US state of West Virginia . It arises at the confluence of Right Fork Sandy Creek and Left Fork Sandy Creek 800 meters south of Sandyville . From here it flows mostly in a north-westerly direction.
In about half of its course, the river crosses the Green Hills Country Club . After passing under Interstate 77 , it winds in a large left-hand arc in a wooded area south of Ravenswood , before flowing into the Ohio River .
The Sandy Creek runs mostly along the former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad -distance.
Tributaries
Tributaries of Sandy Creek are:
- Beatty Run (right)
- Trace Fork (left)
- Mud Run (left)
- Cherrycamp Run (left)
- Crooked Fork Run (left)
- Straight Fork Run (right)
- Browning Run (left)
- Big Run (right)
- Lick Run (right)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 2008 Waterbody Report for Sandy Creek
- ^ Moore, Dean W. Washington's Woods: A History of Ravenswood and Jackson County, West Virginia. Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Company, 1971. p19
- ^ Moore, Dean W. Washington's Woods: A History of Ravenswood and Jackson County, West Virginia. Parsons, West Virginia: McClain Printing Company, 1971. p19
- ↑ a b c Sandy Creek (Ohio River) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey