Mill Creek (North Fork South Branch Potomac River)
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Mill Creek is a 5.3 miles (8.5 km) tributary
stream
of the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in Pendleton County
, West Virginia
. Mill Creek rises on the western flanks of North Fork Mountain
(3412 feet/1040 m) and from there, flows north through Germany Valley
. Its confluence
with the North Fork lies at Hinkle Gap between Germany and Harman Knobs.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
stream
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
of the North Fork South Branch Potomac River in Pendleton County
Pendleton County, West Virginia
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,196 people, 3,350 households, and 2,355 families residing in the county. The population density was 12 people per square mile . There were 5,102 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...
, West Virginia
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian and Southeastern regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Ohio to the northwest, Pennsylvania to the northeast and Maryland to the east...
. Mill Creek rises on the western flanks of North Fork Mountain
North Fork Mountain
North Fork Mountain is a quartzite-capped mountain ridge in the Ridge and Valley physiographic province of the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia, USA...
(3412 feet/1040 m) and from there, flows north through Germany Valley
Germany Valley
Germany Valley is a scenic upland valley high in the Allegheny Mountains of eastern West Virginia originally settled by German farmers in the mid-18th Century...
. Its confluence
Confluence
Confluence, in geography, describes the meeting of two or more bodies of water.Confluence may also refer to:* Confluence , a property of term rewriting systems...
with the North Fork lies at Hinkle Gap between Germany and Harman Knobs.