North Fork Kings Creek

Stream in West Virginia, USA

40°32′39″N 080°29′33″W / 40.54417°N 80.49250°W / 40.54417; -80.49250^[1] • elevation1,220 ft (370 m)^[2] MouthKings Creek

• location

Sun Valley, West Virginia

• coordinates

40°26′28″N 080°33′35″W / 40.44111°N 80.55972°W / 40.44111; -80.55972^[1]

• elevation

741 ft (226 m)^[3]Length9.71 mi (15.63 km)^[4]Basin size15.02 square miles (38.9 km²)^[5]Discharge • locationKings Creek • average15.43 cu ft/s (0.437 m³/s) at mouth with Kings Creek^[5] Basin featuresProgressionKings Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemOhio RiverTributaries • leftLawrence Run • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesWhitehill Road, Hardens Run Road, Mack Hollow Road, Wick Road, WV 94, North Fork Road

North Fork Kings Creek is a 9.71 mi (15.63 km) long 3rd order tributary to Kings Creek in Hancock County, West Virginia.

Course

North Fork Kings Creek rises about 0.5 miles northwest of Kendall, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County and then flows southwest into West Virginia to join Kings Creek at Sun Valley, West Virginia.^[3]

Watershed

North Fork Kings Creek drains 15.02 square miles (38.9 km²) of area, receives about 38.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 316.53, and is about 72% forested.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "GNIS Detail - North Fork Kings Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "North Fork Kings Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 June 2021.