Pinnacle Creek

Pinnacle Creek
Pinnacle Creek and its watershed in Wyoming County, West Virginia.
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWyoming
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationeast of Crumpler
 • coordinates37°25′21″N 81°18′10″W / 37.4226158°N 81.3028786°W / 37.4226158; -81.3028786[1]
 • elevation3,285 ft (1,001 m)[2]
MouthGuyandotte River
 • location
Pineville
 • coordinates
37°34′29″N 81°32′12″W / 37.5748351°N 81.5367722°W / 37.5748351; -81.5367722[1]
 • elevation
1,289 ft (393 m)[1]
Length26.6 mi (42.8 km)
Basin size57.23 sq mi (148.2 km2)

Pinnacle Creek is a tributary of the Guyandotte River, 26.6 miles (42.8 km) long,[3] in southern West Virginia in the United States. Via the Guyandotte and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 57.23 square miles (148.2 km2) in a rural area on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.[4]

Pinnacle Creek's entire course and drainage area are in southern Wyoming County. It rises in the southeastern extremity of Wyoming County, near the common boundary of Wyoming, McDowell, and Mercer counties, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Crumpler, and flows generally northwestward to the south end of the town of Pineville, where it flows into the Guyandotte River from the south.[5]

According to 1992 data from the United States Geological Survey, approximately 96% of the Pinnacle Creek watershed was forested; approximately 1% was used for agriculture; and approximately 2% was used for commercial or mining purposes.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Pinnacle Creek (Feature ID #1549519)". Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  2. ^ Google Earth elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved on 2013-02-24.
  3. ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results: Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008, West Virginia, Upper Guyandotte Watershed". Archived from the original on 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  4. ^ a b Upper Guyandotte Watershed Association (February 2006). "Upper Guyandotte River" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
  5. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. pp. 58–59. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.


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