Davis Creek flows for its entire length in Kanawha County. It rises in the Kanawha State Forest approximately 2.3 miles (3.7 km) west of the unincorporated community of Hernshaw, and flows generally northwestward through the state forest and the unincorporated communities of Loudendale and Davis Creek, and a small portion of the city of Charleston, to the city of South Charleston, where it flows into the Kanawha River.[5][6]
The creek is paralleled by county roads for much of its length, and by West Virginia Route 601 for a portion of its course through South Charleston. Hiking trails follow the creek in the Kanawha State Forest.[5][7]
Davis Creek has the name of Thomas Davis, a pioneer settler.[8]
^Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 201.
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davis, creek, kanawha, river, tributary, this, article, about, stream, unincorporated, community, davis, creek, west, virginia, other, uses, davis, creek, disambiguation, davis, creek, tributary, kanawha, river, miles, long, west, virginia, united, states, kan. This article is about the stream For the unincorporated community see Davis Creek West Virginia For other uses see Davis Creek disambiguation Davis Creek is a tributary of the Kanawha River 9 4 miles 15 1 km long 3 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 47 1 square miles 122 km2 4 on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau in the Charleston metropolitan area Davis CreekDavis Creek in the community of Davis CreekA map of Davis Creek and its watershedLocationCountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyKanawhaPhysical characteristicsSource locationwest of Hernshaw coordinates38 13 41 N 81 38 38 W 38 2281556 N 81 64401 W 38 2281556 81 64401 1 elevation1 254 ft 382 m 2 MouthKanawha River locationSouth Charleston coordinates38 21 41 N 81 43 01 W 38 3614845 N 81 7170703 W 38 3614845 81 7170703 1 elevation568 ft 173 m 1 Length9 4 mi 15 1 km Basin size47 1 sq mi 122 km2 Basin featuresHydrologic Unit Code050500080302 USGS Davis Creek flows for its entire length in Kanawha County It rises in the Kanawha State Forest approximately 2 3 miles 3 7 km west of the unincorporated community of Hernshaw and flows generally northwestward through the state forest and the unincorporated communities of Loudendale and Davis Creek and a small portion of the city of Charleston to the city of South Charleston where it flows into the Kanawha River 5 6 The creek is paralleled by county roads for much of its length and by West Virginia Route 601 for a portion of its course through South Charleston Hiking trails follow the creek in the Kanawha State Forest 5 7 Davis Creek has the name of Thomas Davis a pioneer settler 8 See also editList of rivers of West VirginiaReferences edit a b c Geographic Names Information System Geographic Names Information System entry for Davis Creek Feature ID 1538039 Retrieved 2013 11 23 The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates Retrieved 2013 11 23 United States Environmental Protection Agency West Virginia Lower Kanawha Watershed Archived from the original on 2013 12 02 Retrieved 2013 11 23 U S Geological Survey National Hydrography Dataset area data for Davis Creek watershed 12 digit Hydrologic Unit Code 050500080302 The National Map Archived 2012 03 29 at the Wayback Machine retrieved 2013 11 23 a b The National Map Archived 2012 03 29 at the Wayback Machine accessed 2013 11 23 West Virginia Atlas amp Gazetteer Yarmouth Me DeLorme 1997 pp 43 52 ISBN 0 89933 246 3 Kanawha State Forest map accessed 2013 11 23 Kenny Hamill 1945 West Virginia Place Names Their Origin and Meaning Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains Piedmont WV The Place Name Press p 201 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Davis Creek Kanawha River tributary amp oldid 1092407013, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
