Alum Creek (Coal River tributary)

Edit links
Coordinates: 38°17′04″N 81°48′15″W / 38.28444°N 81.80417°W / 38.28444; -81.80417
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Alum Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1] It is a tributary of Coal River. The creek was named for an alum deposit along its course.[2][3]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alum Creek (Coal River tributary)
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 78.
  3. ^ Coordination, Geological Survey (U S. ) Office of Water Data (1979). Catalog of Information on Water Data: Index to water-data activities in coal provinces of the United States. U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, Office of Water Data Coordination.

38°17′04″N 81°48′15″W / 38.28444°N 81.80417°W / 38.28444; -81.80417

This article related to a river in West Virginia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alum_Creek_(Coal_River_tributary)&oldid=1100678561"