Global InformationMeathouse Fork information
| Meathouse Fork | |
|---|---|
 Meathouse Fork south of Smithburg, West Virginia | |
 A map of the Meathouse Fork and its watershed | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Doddridge |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Big Isaac Creek |
| • location | southeast of Miletus |
| • coordinates | 39°13′09″N 80°34′34″W / 39.2191667°N 80.5761111°W[1] |
| • length | 2 miles (3.2 km) |
| • elevation | 1,190 ft (360 m)[2] |
| 2nd source | Laurel Run |
| • location | northeast of Big Isaac |
| • coordinates | 39°12′38″N 80°31′58″W / 39.2105556°N 80.5327778°W[3] |
| • length | 1.6 miles (2.6 km) |
| • elevation | 1,154 ft (352 m)[2] |
| Source confluence | |
| • location | west of Big Isaac |
| • coordinates | 39°12′00″N 80°33′20″W / 39.2000893°N 80.5556517°W[4] |
| • elevation | 935 ft (285 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Middle Island Creek |
• location | Smithburg |
• coordinates | 39°17′03″N 80°43′41″W / 39.2842512°N 80.7281587°W[4] |
• elevation | 794 ft (242 m)[4] |
| Length | 19.7 mi (31.7 km) |
| Basin size | 64.6 sq mi (167 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Toms Fork |
| Hydrologic Unit Codes | 050302010401, 050302010403 (USGS) |
The Meathouse Fork is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, 19.7 miles (31.7 km) long,[5] in north-central West Virginia in the United States. Via Middle Island Creek and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 64.6 square miles (167 km2)[6] in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Big Isaac Creek (Feature ID #1535869)". Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ a b c The National Map elevation for GNIS source coordinates. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Laurel Run (Feature ID #1541516)". Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ a b c Geographic Names Information System. "Geographic Names Information System entry for Meathouse Fork (Feature ID #1543103)". Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ United States Environmental Protection Agency. "West Virginia, Little Muskingum-Middle Island Watershed". Archived from the original on 2013-07-15. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset, area data for Meathouse Fork watershed, 12-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes 050302010401 and 050302010403. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 2013-07-31