West Virginia Streams
This information is provided by West Virginia Wildlife Management. This provides a resource in locating an area often given in Land Grants.
Tug Fork WMA (2,308 acres) McDowell County. Located approximately 10 miles northeast of Welch, access is provided by following U.S. Route 52 north to Premier. Several administrative roads and trails provide interior access for foot travel only. The WMA consists primarily of mixed hardwood forest with oak-hickory forest types on drier sites and yellow poplar/black cherry in the coves.
Elk River WMA (18,225 acres) Braxton County. Exit 67 of I-79 at the Flatwoods interchange and travel south on state Routes 4 and 19. Go approximately two miles to secondary Route 15 and proceed east following DNR signs to the Holly River section. Access also from state Route 19/40 by turning east onto state Route 17, go 3.7 miles southeast of Sutton and follow DNR signs to the Elk River section. Steep hills, ridges and benches dominate the area, which is bounded by Elk River and Sutton Lake. Mature hardwood forests cover portions of the area,
East Lynn Lake WMA (22,928 acres) Wayne County. Located 15 miles southeast of Wayne, access to the area situated north of the lake is via state Route 37, and the southern portion can be reached via state Route 152. The terrain is steep and about 90 percent is covered by oak-hickory forest, with hunting opportunities for bear, deer, turkey, raccoon, grouse, squirrel and rabbit.
Mill Creek WMA (1,470 acres) Cabell County. The area is located three miles north of Milton and access is via county Route 13 (Johns Branch Road). The terrain is steep and over 95 percent is covered by oak-hickory-pine forest, providing hunting opportunities for deer, turkey, grouse, squirrel, raccoon, rabbit and fox.
West Virginia Streams Location Map
West Virginia Streams
STREAM COUNTY FREQUENCY*
Anthony Creek Greenbrier W-F
Back Fork of Elk River Webster M
Back Fork of Elk River (FFF) Webster Y
Beech Fork Lake (Tailwaters) Wayne M
Big Bullskin Run Jefferson W
Big Clear Creek Greenbrier BW-F
Big Sandy Creek Preston BW
Blackwater River Tucker W-F
Blaney Hollow & Morgan Run Monongalia M
Buckhannon River Upshur BW-F
Buffalo Creek Brooke BW
Burnsville Lake (Tailwaters) Braxton BW
Camp Branch Hardy M
Camp Creek Mercer BW
Cherry River Nicholas BW
Clear Fork McDowell M
Clear Fork Wyoming BW
Clover Run Tucker M
Cranberry River Pocahontas,Webster, Nicholas W-F
Culverson Creek Greenbrier BW
Deer Creek Nicholas M
Deer Creek Pocahontas M
Desert Fork Webster M
Dillons Run Hampshire BW
Dry Fork McDowell M
Dry Fork Randolph, Tucker BW
Dunloup Creek Fayette M
East Fork of Glady Fork Randolph Y
East Fork of Greenbrier River Pocahontas W
East Lynn Lake (Tailwaters) Wayne M
East River of New River Mercer BW
Edwards Run & Pond Hampshire BW-F
Elk River Webster, Randolph W-F
Elk River (FFF) Randolph Y
Elkwater Fork Randolph M
Evitts Run Jefferson W-F
Fall Run Webster M
Gandy Creek Randolph W
Glade Creek (Babcock) Fayette BW
Glade Creek of New River Raleigh BW-F
Glady Fork Randolph W
Greenbrier River Pocahontas BW
Hills Creek Pocahontas M
Hopkins Fork Boone M
Horseshoe Run Tucker BW
Indian Creek of New River Summers M
Kings Creek Hancock M
Knapps Creek Pocahontas W-F
Laurel Creek Clay M
Laurel Creek Fayette M
Laurel Creek Greenbrier, Nicholas M
Laurel Fork Randolph W
Laurel Fork Webster BW
Left Fork of Buckhannon River Upshur M
Left Fork of Holly River Webster BW
Left Fork of Right Fork Buckhannon Randolph, Upshur BW
Left Fork of Right Fork Little Kanawha Upshur M
Little Clear Creek Greenbrier BW
Little Kanawha River (Headwaters) Upshur, Lewis M
Little River (East Fork) Pocahontas W
Little River (West Fork) Pocahontas W
Long Marsh Run Jefferson M
Lost River Hardy W-F
Lower Cove Run Hardy M
Marsh Fork Raleigh M
Mash Fork Mercer M
Meadow Creek Greenbrier M
Meadow Creek Summers M
Middle Creek Berkeley W
Middle Fork Randolph M
Mill Creek Fayette M
Mill Creek Berkeley W
Mill Creek Hampshire BW
Milligan Creek Greenbrier M
Mill Run Berkeley M
Mill Run Hampshire BW
Moores Run Hardy M
New Creek Mineral W
North Branch of Potomac River Mineral M
North River Hardy BW
North Fork of Anthony Creek Greenbrier BW
North Fork of Cherry River Greenbrier, Nicholas BW
North Fork of Fishing Creek Dam Wetzel M
North Fork of Lunice Creek Grant BW
North Fork of Patterson Creek Grant W
North Fork of South Branch Grant, Pendleton W-F
North Fork of South Branch (FFF) Pendleton Y
Opequon Creek Berkeley, Jefferson W-F
Paint Creek Fayette BW
Panther Creek McDowell M
Paw-Paw Creek Marion BW
Pinch Creek Raleigh Y
Pinnacle Creek Wyoming BW-F
Pond Fork Boone BW
R. D. Bailey Lake (Tailwaters) Wyoming BW-F
R. D. Bailey Lake (Tailwaters) Mingo BW-F
Red Creek Tucker BW
Rhine Creek Preston M
Rich Creek Monroe M
Right Fork of Buckhannon River Upshur, Randolph M
Right Fork of Middle Fork Upshur M
Right Fork of Little Kanawha River Webster, Upshur M
Rocky Marsh Run Jefferson W
Second Creek (FFF) Monroe, Greenbrier Y
Shavers Fork (FFF) Randolph Y
Shavers Fork (Lower Section) Randolph W-F
Shavers Fork (Upper Section) Randolph, Pocahontas W-F
South Branch (Franklin Section) Pendleton W-F
South Branch (Smoke Hole Section) Pendleton W-F
South Fork of Cherry River Greenbrier, Nicholas BW
South Fork of Cranberry River Pocahontas BW
South Fork of Fishing Creek Wetzel M
Spruce Laurel Fork Boone M
Stonewall Jackson Lake (Tailwaters) Lewis BW
Sugar Creek Webster M
Summersville Lake (Tailwaters) Nicholas BW-F
Sutton Lake (Tailwaters) Braxton BW-F
Tilhance Creek Berkeley BW
Tomlinson Run Hancock M
Trout Run Hardy W
Tuscarora Creek Berkeley BW
Twelvepole Creek (Wayne Dam) Wayne M
Tygart Lake (Tailwaters) Taylor M-F
Tygart River (Headwaters) Randolph BW-F
Waites Run Hardy W
West Fork of Greenbrier River Pocahontas W-F
West Fork of Twelvepole Creek Wayne M
Wheeling Creek Marshall, Ohio BW
Whiteday Creek Marion, Monongalia BW
Williams River Pocahontas, Webster W-F
Wolf Creek Preston M