Seneca Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
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of the North Fork of the South Branch of the Potomac River located entirely within Pendleton 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 Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the ...

, USA. Seneca Creek lies within the

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, in the Spruce Knob–Seneca Rocks National Recreation Area of the

Monongahela National Forest The Monongahela National Forest is a national forest located in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA. It protects over of federally managed land within a proclamation boundary that includes much of the Potomac Highlands Regi ...

. It is formed by two

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-fed streams, Slab Camp Run and Trussel Run, on the western flanks of Spruce Mountain to the north of

Spruce Knob Spruce Mountain, located in eastern West Virginia, is the highest ridge of the Allegheny Mountains. The whale-backed ridge extends for only from northeast to southwest, but several of its peaks exceed in elevation. The summit, Spruce Knob (4863 ...

. It empties into the North Fork of the South Branch at the community of Seneca Rocks near the base of the Seneca Rocks sandstone cliff formation.

Recreation

Seneca Creek is popular destination for anglers, hikers, and backpackers. In 1999 it was named one of the 100 best trout streams in the United States. It holds native brook trout from the northern strain as well as wild rainbow trout. The upper portion of the creek is paralleled by the Seneca Creek Trail, a 5-mile trail that begins at the

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on National Forest Road 112 and ends at its junction with the Horton Trail. The trail is part of the Seneca Creek Backcountry trail system, a 60-mile network of trails that extends from the

down into the towns of Whitmer and Onego and is bounded by Gandy Creek to the west and Spruce Mountain to the east.

Tributaries

Tributary A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drai ...

streams are listed from south (source) to north (mouth). *Slab Camp Run *Trussel Run *Beech Run *Lower Gulf Run **Whites Run *Gulf Run *Strader Run *Horsecamp Run **Wamsley Run **McIntosh Run *Roaring Creek *Brushy Run

Communities along Seneca Creek

* Onego * Seneca Rocks * Teterton

References

{{authority control Rivers of West Virginia Tributaries of the Potomac River Rivers of Pendleton County, West Virginia Monongahela National Forest

Recreation

Tributaries

Communities along Seneca Creek

See also

References