Elkhorn Creek (Tug Fork)

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name = Elkhorn Creek
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country = United States
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state = West Virginia
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region_type = County
region = McDowell
region1 = Mercer
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source_name = Coaldale Mountain
source_location = Mercer County
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source_state = West Virginia
source_lat_d = 37
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source_coordinates_note = cite gnis|1538644|Elkhorn Creek|2004-04-24]
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title = Elkhorn Creek Source
work = Elevation Query
accessdate = 2008-04-24
publisher = U.S. Geological Survey ]
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mouth_name = Tug Fork
mouth_location = Welch
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mouth_long_m = 35
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Elkhorn Creek is a tributary of the Tug Fork, belonging to the Ohio River and Mississippi River watersheds. It is located in McDowell and Mercer counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Elkhorn Creek is also known as Elkhorn Fork and Elkhorn River.

Tributaries

Tributary streams are listed from source to mouth.

*Angle Hollow
*Turkey Gap Branch
*Johns Knob Branch
*Lick Branch
*Trace Branch
*North Fork Elkhorn Creek
**Bearwallow Branch
**Buzzard Branch
*Burk Creek
*Clark Branch
*Coalbank Branch
*Big Branch
*Bottom Creek
*Rockhouse Branch
*Laurel Branch
*Upper Belcher Branch
*Lick Branch
*Meetinghouse Branch
*Mill Creek

List of cities and towns along Elkhorn Creek

*Big Four
*Bottom Creek
*Eckman
*Elkhorn
*Ennis
*Keystone
*Kimball
*Kyle
*Landgraff
*Maitland
*Maybeury
*Northfork
*Powhatan
*Superior
*Switchback
*Upland
*Vivian
*Welch

See also

* List of West Virginia rivers

References