Glade Creek (New River)

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name = Glade Creek
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image_caption = Waterfalls along Glade Creek
country = United States
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state = West Virginia
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region_type = Counties
region = Raleigh
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source_name = Flat Top Mountain
source_location = Raleigh County
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source_state = WV
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source_lat_d = 37
source_lat_m = 35
source_lat_s = 25
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source_long_d = 81
source_long_m = 05
source_long_s = 41
source_long_EW = W
source_elevation_imperial = 3271
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url = http://gisdata.usgs.gov/xmlwebservices2/elevation_service.asmx/getElevation?X_Value=-81.0948166&Y_Value=37.5903952&Elevation_Units=FEET&Source_Layer=-1&Elevation_Only=FALSE
title = Glade Creek Source
work = Elevation Query
accessdate = 2008-09-13
publisher = U.S. Geological Survey]

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source_note = cite gnis|1539421|Glade Creek|1980-06-27|2008-09-13]
mouth_name = New River
mouth_location = Raleigh County
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mouth_state = WV
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mouth_long_EW = W
mouth_elevation_imperial = 1207
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Glade Creek is a major tributary of the New River in Raleigh County, West Virginia. Glade Creek lies within the largest side valley off New River in the New River Gorge National River area.

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Glade Creek is formed on Flat Top Mountain just north of the point where Raleigh, Summers and Mercer counties intersect. Just north of its source near Ghent, it is impounded to form Flat Top Lake. Further north, it is again impounded to form Glade Creek Reservoir.

Canyon

Immediately north of Glade Creek Reservoir, Glade Creek begins its canyon section. The canyon varies from about convert|200|ft in depth at its upstream end to over convert|1200|ft deep near its mouth at the New River southeast of Prince.

Approximately convert|5|mi upstream of its mouth, Glade Creek is crossed by Interstate 64 on the Glade Creek Bridge. This convert|2179|ft|adj=on long deck truss bridge [cite web|url=http://www.americanbridge.net/index.php?Itemid=78&id=188&option=com_content&task=view|title=American Bridge - Glade Creek Bridge|publisher=American Bridge Company|accessdate=2008-09-14] towers convert|660|ft above the creek bed, making it the highest Interstate bridge in the United States.

Much of the lower canyon is traversed by an abandoned railroad bed. Today, this former railbed is now maintained as a hiking trail by New River Gorge National River.

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