Turtle Creek (West Virginia)
Turtle Creek is a stream in Boone County, West Virginia, in the United States.
Turtle Creek was so named from rock formations in the shape of turtle which occur on the river bed.
See also
- Turtle Creek, West Virginia - a small community located beside the creek
- List of rivers of West Virginia
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Turtle Creek (West Virginia)
- ^ Chisholm, James L.; Downs, Sanford C. (1978). Stress and Recovery of Aquatic Organisms as Related to Highway Construction Along Turtle Creek, Boone County, West Virginia: Prepared in Cooperation with the West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 2.
38°04′54″N 81°50′15″W / 38.08167°N 81.83750°W