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- location
  
south of Bearsville

- elevation
  
656 ft (200 m)

- elevation
  
1,033 ft (315 m)

Basin area
  
57.5 kmĀ²

Country
  
United States of America

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- location
  
southwest of Middlebourne

Sancho Creek is a tributary of Middle Island Creek, 9.6 miles (15.4 km) long, in northwestern West Virginia in the United States. Via Middle Island Creek and the Ohio River, it is part of the watershed of the Mississippi River, draining an area of 22.2 square miles (57 km2) in a rural region on the unglaciated portion of the Allegheny Plateau.

Map of Sancho Creek, West Virginia, USA

Sancho Creek's course and watershed are entirely in Tyler County. The creek rises in southern Tyler County near its boundary with Ritchie County, and flows generally northward through the unincorporated community of Bearsville to its confluence with Middle Island Creek, approximately 1.8 miles (2.9 km) southwest of Middlebourne.

According to the Geographic Names Information System, Sancho Creek has also been known historically by the spelling "Sanco Creek."

References

Sancho Creek Wikipedia


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