Tenmile Creek is a

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of the

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, long, in north-central

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. Via the West Fork, Monongahela and

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Rivers, it is part of the

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of the

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, draining an area of on the unglaciated portion of the

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Location and tributaries

Tenmile Creek and its watershed are located entirely in western and northern Harrison County. It rises in the southwestern part of the county, approximately west of

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, and flows northwardly and northeastwardly to the town of Lumberport, where it joins the West Fork River from the southwest.

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(1997). ''West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. . Its tributaries include Salem Fork, which drains the city of

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; and Little Tenmile Creek, long, which flows southeastwardly through northwestern Harrison County and the small communities of Wallace,

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, Dola, and Rosebud.

Watershed

According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, approximately 81% of Tenmile Creek's watershed is

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ed, mostly

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. Approximately 13% is used for pasture and agriculture, and less than 1% is urban.

Alternative name

According to the

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, Tenmile Creek has also been known historically as Coal Bank Creek.

References

{{authority control Rivers of West Virginia Rivers of Harrison County, West Virginia

Location and tributaries

Watershed

Alternative name

See also

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