Sancho Creek

Sancho Creek is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, 9.6 miles (15.4 km) long,[3] in northwestern West Virginia in the United States. Via Middle Island Creek and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 22.2 square miles (57 km2)[4] in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.

Sancho Creek
Sancho Creek east of Locke
A map of Sancho Creek and its watershed
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyTyler
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationsouth of Bearsville
 • coordinates39.375°N 80.9013889°W / 39.375; -80.9013889[1]
 • elevation1,033 ft (315 m)[2]
MouthMiddle Island Creek
 • location
southwest of Middlebourne
 • coordinates
39.4767442°N 80.9298299°W / 39.4767442; -80.9298299[1]
 • elevation
656 ft (200 m)[1]
Length9.6 mi (15.4 km)
Basin size22.2 sq mi (57 km2)
Basin features
Hydrologic Unit Code050302010505 (USGS)

Sancho Creek's course and watershed are entirely in Tyler County. The creek rises in southern Tyler County near its boundary with Ritchie County, and flows generally northward through the unincorporated community of Bearsville to its confluence with Middle Island Creek, approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southwest of Middlebourne.[5][6]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Sancho Creek has also been known historically by the spelling "Sanco Creek."[1]

See also

References
  1. Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Sancho Creek (Feature ID #1546336)". Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  2. The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  3. United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Little Muskingum-Middle Island Watershed". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
  4. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Sancho Creek watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Code 050302010505. The National Map, retrieved 2013-07-16
  5. The National Map, accessed 2013-07-16
  6. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 24. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
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