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Steer Creek is a tributary of the Little Kanawha River in central West Virginia in the United States. Via the Little Kanawha and Ohio rivers, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 184 square miles (480 km2)[5] in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau. It is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) long, or 31.7 miles (51.0 km) long including its Right Fork.[6]

Steer Creek
Location of the mouth of Steer Creek in Calhoun County, West Virginia
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountiesGilmer, Calhoun
Physical characteristics
SourceRight Fork Steer Creek
  locationwestern Braxton County
  coordinates38.6448192°N 80.9326051°W / 38.6448192; -80.9326051[1]
  length25.4 miles (40.9 km)
  elevation1,230 ft (370 m)[2]
2nd sourceLeft Fork Steer Creek
  locationcentral Braxton County
  coordinates38.717042°N 80.7778777°W / 38.717042; -80.7778777[3]
  length24.5 miles (39.4 km)
  elevation1,242 ft (379 m)[2]
Source confluence 
  locationStumptown, Gilmer County
  coordinates38.8448122°N 80.990942°W / 38.8448122; -80.990942[4]
  elevation696 ft (212 m)[1]
MouthLittle Kanawha River
  location
southeast of Grantsville, Calhoun County
  coordinates
38.8742550°N 81.0567776°W / 38.8742550; -81.0567776[4]
  elevation
673 ft (205 m)[4]
Length6.3 mi (10.1 km)
Basin size184 sq mi (480 km2)

Steer Creek is formed by the confluence of its Right Fork and its Left Fork:

The left and right forks converge at Stumptown and the main stem of Steer Creek flows west-northwestward into eastern Calhoun County, where it joins the Little Kanawha River approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Grantsville.[7]

According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, approximately 91.1% of the Steer Creek watershed is forested, mostly deciduous. Approximately 8.7% is used for pasture and agriculture.[5]


See also



References


  1. Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Right Fork Steer Creek (Feature ID #1545709)". Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  2. Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates. Retrieved on 2011-03-07.
  3. Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Left Fork Steer Creek (Feature ID #1541732)". Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  4. Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Steer Creek (Feature ID #1547372)". Retrieved 2011-10-12.
  5. West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. "Little Kanawha River". Watershed Atlas Project. Archived from the original on 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2011-10-12. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  6. United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Watershed Assessment, Tracking & Environmental Results: Assessment Summary for Reporting Year 2008, West Virginia, Little Kanawha Watershed". Archived from the original on 2011-10-14. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
  7. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. pp. 34–35, 44–45. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.

На других языках


- [en] Steer Creek (West Virginia)

[ru] Стир-Крик

Стир-Крик (англ. Steer Creek) — река в США, в центральной части штата Западная Виргиния. Приток реки Литл-Канова, которая в свою очередь является притоком реки Огайо. Составляет около 10,1 км в длину[2]; площадь водосборного бассейна — 477 км²[3].



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