Wheeling Creek, Ohio
| Wheeling Creek | ||
 A canalized section of Wheeling Creek near its mouth at Bridgeport in the Ohio |
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| Water code | US : 1083939 | |
| location | southeastern state of Ohio, USA | |
| River system | Ohio River | |
| Drain over | Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| origin | Approximately 1 km east of Flushing, OH 40 ° 8 ′ 57 ″ N , 81 ° 3 ′ 0 ″ W |
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| Source height | 374 m | |
| muzzle | Ohio River near Bridgeport, OH Coordinates: 40 ° 4 ′ 17 " N , 80 ° 44 ′ 17" W, 40 ° 4 ′ 17 " N , 80 ° 44 ′ 17" W |
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| Mouth height | 193 m | |
| Height difference | 181 m
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| Catchment area | 280 km² | |
The Wheeling Creek is a right tributary of the Ohio River in the eastern US state of Ohio .
It drains into the Gulf of Mexico via the Ohio River and Mississippi River . The Wheeling Creek is part of the river system of the Mississippi River and drains an area of 280 square kilometers. The river rises 1 km east of the town of Flushing in Belmont County , then flows generally in an easterly direction to its confluence at Bridgeport in the Ohio River, which forms the border with the US state West Virginia here. A few kilometers downstream, the Wheeling Creek of the same name from West Virginia flows into the Ohio from the opposite side.
According to the Geographic Names Information System , the river was also referred to as Indian Wheeling Creek, Scalp Creek, Spithead Creek and similar spellings in its settlement history.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Google Earth altitude for GNIS coordinates, accessed on July 25, 2010.
- ^ A b Wheeling Creek (Ohio) in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed July 25, 2010