Turkeyfoot Run is a long 1st order tributary to
Kings Creek in
Hancock County, West Virginia
Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095. Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton. The county was created from Brooke County in 1848 and named f ...
.
Course
Turkeyfoot Run rises about 1.5 miles north of
Sun Valley, West Virginia
Sun Valley is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geogra ...
, in
Hancock County, West Virginia
Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 29,095. Its county seat is New Cumberland and its largest city is Weirton. The county was created from Brooke County in 1848 and named f ...
and then flows south to join Kings Creek at Sun Valley.
Watershed
Turkeyfoot Run drains of area, receives about 38.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 336.30, and is about 60% forested.
See also
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List of Rivers of West Virginia
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Exc ...
References
Rivers of West Virginia
Rivers of Hancock County, West Virginia
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