Middle Island Creek
| Middle Island Creek | |
 View downstream from the North Bend Rail Trail in West Union
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| Country | United States |
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| State | West Virginia |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Meathouse Fork, Arnold Creek, Sancho Creek, Sugar Creek, McKim Creek |
| - right | Buckeye Creek, McElroy Creek, Indian Creek, Point Pleasant Creek |
| Source | Confluence of Meathouse Fork and Buckeye Creek |
| - location | Smithburg, Doddridge County |
| - elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| - coordinates | 39°17′04″N 80°43′41″W / 39.28444°N 80.72806°W |
| Mouth | Ohio River |
| - location | St. Marys |
| - elevation | 607 ft (185 m) |
| - coordinates | 39°24′09″N 81°12′08″W / 39.40250°N 81.20222°WCoordinates: 39°24′09″N 81°12′08″W / 39.40250°N 81.20222°W |
| Length | 77 mi (124 km) |
| Basin | 565 sq mi (1,463 km2) |
 A map of Middle Island Creek and its watershed
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Middle Island Creek is a river, 77 miles (124 km) long, in northwestern West Virginia in the United States. It is a tributary of the Ohio River, draining an area of 565 square miles (1,463 km²) on the unglaciated Allegheny Plateau. It was named by late 18th century pioneering travelers on the Ohio River, who noted the location of the Creek's mouth opposite Middle Island in the larger river.
In an artifact of nomenclature, it is often pointed out that Middle Island Creek is the longest stream in West Virginia bearing the name of "creek".
Middle Island Creek is formed at the community of Smithburg in Doddridge County by the confluence of Meathouse Fork and Buckeye Creek. It initially flows generally northwestward in a winding course through Doddridge and Tyler Counties, through the unincorporated community of Avondale and the town of West Union in Doddridge County; and in Tyler County, the unincorporated communities of Josephs Mills, Tyler, Blue, Frew, and Bridgeway, and the town of Middlebourne. From Middlebourne the creek turns to the southwest and flows roughly parallel to the Ohio River (excepting its numerous bends), through the unincorporated communities of Next, Little, Shiloh, and Falls Mills in Tyler County; and into Pleasants County, where it flows through the unincorporated communities of Arvilla, Sugar Valley, Union Mills, and DeLong and joins the Ohio River in the city of St. Marys. The lowermost 12 square miles (31 km2) of the creek are inundated by backup from the Willow Island Locks and Dam downstream on the Ohio River.
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