| Elkhorn Creek | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | McDowell,Mercer |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Coaldale Mountain |
| • location | Mercer County, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 37°20′50″N81°20′20″W / 37.34722°N 81.33889°W /37.34722; -81.33889[1] |
| • elevation | 2,674 ft (815 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Tug Fork |
• location | Welch, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 37°25′49″N81°35′10″W / 37.43028°N 81.58611°W /37.43028; -81.58611[1] |
• elevation | 1,296 ft (395 m)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • right | North Fork Elkhorn Creek |
Elkhorn Creek is a 23.7-mile-long (38.1 km)[3]tributary of theTug Fork, belonging to theOhio River andMississippi Riverwatersheds. It is located inMcDowell andMercer counties in theU.S. state ofWest Virginia. Elkhorn Creek is also known asElkhorn Fork andElkhorn River.
According to tradition, Elkhorn Creek was named after an incident when a pioneer hunter displayed an elk's horn near the creek's mouth.[4]
Tributarystreams are listed fromsource tomouth.