Huff Creek is a tributary

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...

 of the Guyandotte River

Guyandotte River

The Guyandotte River is a tributary of the Ohio River, approximately 166 mi long, in southwestern West Virginia in the United States. It was named after the French term for the Wendat Native Americans...

, 21.2 miles (34.1 km) long, in southern 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...

 in the United States

United States

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. Via the Guyandotte and Ohio

Ohio River

The Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. At the confluence, the Ohio is even bigger than the Mississippi and, thus, is hydrologically the main stream of the whole river system, including the Allegheny River further upstream...

 rivers, it is part of the watershed

Drainage basin

A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...

 of the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains...

, draining an area of 52 square miles (134.7 km²) in a rural area on the unglaciated

Glacier

A glacier is a large persistent body of ice that forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. At least 0.1 km² in area and 50 m thick, but often much larger, a glacier slowly deforms and flows due to stresses induced by its weight...

 portion of the Allegheny Plateau

Allegheny Plateau

The Allegheny Plateau is a large dissected plateau area in western and central New York, northern and western Pennsylvania, northern and western West Virginia, and eastern Ohio...

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Huff Creek rises in northern Wyoming County

Wyoming County, West Virginia

Wyoming County is a county located in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,796. Its county seat is Pineville. Wyoming County was created in 1850 from Logan County and named for the Delaware Indian word meaning "large plains."-Geography:According to the U.S...

, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Kopperston

Kopperston, West Virginia

Kopperston is an unincorporated census-designated place in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Its elevation is 1,660 feet . Kopperston once had a post office, which closed on March 10, 2007. As of the 2010 census, its population was 616.-External links:*...

, and flows generally westward through the unincorporated communities of Lacoma

Lacoma, West Virginia

Lacoma is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Lacoma is located along Huff Creek and West Virginia Route 10 northwest of Oceana....

, Cyclone

Cyclone, West Virginia

Cyclone is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States, along Huff Creek and West Virginia Route 10....

, and Campus

Campus, West Virginia

Campus is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Campus is located along Huff Creek and West Virginia Route 10 west-northwest of Oceana....

 in Wyoming County; and Gillman Bottom

Gillman Bottom, West Virginia

Gillman Bottom is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Gillman Bottom is located along Huff Creek and West Virginia Route 10 east-southeast of Man....

, Claypool

Claypool, Logan County, West Virginia

Claypool is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Claypool is located along West Virginia Route 10 and Huff Creek east of Man....

, Mineral City

Mineral City, West Virginia

Mineral City is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Mineral City is located along Huff Creek and West Virginia Route 10 east of Man....

, Davin

Davin, West Virginia

Davin is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Davin is located on West Virginia Route 10 and Huff Creek, east-southeast of Man. Davin has a post office with ZIP code 25617....

, and Mallory

Mallory, West Virginia

Mallory is a census-designated place in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,654 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Mallory is located at , along Huff Creek and West Virginia Route 10....

 in Logan County

Logan County, West Virginia

As of the census of 2000, there were 37,710 people, 14,880 households, and 10,936 families residing in the county. The population density was 83 people per square mile . There were 16,807 housing units at an average density of 37 per square mile...

, to Huff Junction

Huff Junction, West Virginia

Huff Junction is an unincorporated community in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of Huff Creek and the Guyandotte River. There are many businesses in this area....

, where it flows into the Guyandotte River from the east, approximately 1 miles (1.6 km) southeast of the town of Man

Man, West Virginia

Man is a town in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 770 at the 2000 census. The town is located along the Guyandotte River at the mouth of Buffalo Creek, which was the site of the 1972 Buffalo Creek Flood following a dam collapse...

. Downstream from Lacoma, the creek is paralleled by West Virginia Route 10.

According to the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, approximately 97% of the Huff Creek watershed is forest

Forest

A forest, also referred to as a wood or the woods, is an area with a high density of trees. As with cities, depending where you are in the world, what is considered a forest may vary significantly in size and have various classification according to how and what of the forest is composed...

ed, mostly deciduous

Deciduous

Deciduous means "falling off at maturity" or "tending to fall off", and is typically used in reference to trees or shrubs that lose their leaves seasonally, and to the shedding of other plant structures such as petals after flowering or fruit when ripe...

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