Tilhance Creek

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Tilhance Creek is a 10.4-mile-long (16.7 km)[1] tributary stream of Back
Creek in Berkeley County of West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle.[2]

Contents

 1Headwaters and course

 2Fishing
 3Variant names
 4See also
 5References

Headwaters and course[edit]

Tilhance Creek's source is a spring on the eastern flank of Third Hill Mountain (2172
feet/662 m) in western Berkeley County, West Virginia. From its headwaters, the stream
trickles eastward down the mountain's forested slope where it is dammed to create a
small farm lake. From the impoundment, Tilhance Creek meanders to the north and is
joined by a series of other spring-fed streams flowing off Third Hill Mountain. Tilhance
Creek then turns again to the east near the community of Baxter. The stream meanders
northward flowing along the western flank of Ferrell Ridge (715 feet/218 m). It is at this
location that Tilhance Creek is joined by Whites Run and a small unnamed stream
whose source lies near Hedgesville Church. Shortly before the stream reaches West
Virginia Route 9, it is joined by Higgins Run and splits to form a small island. After
passing under WV 9, Tilhance Creek flows by the community of Johnsontown (also
known as Soho). From Johnsontown, Tilhance Creek meanders through a series of
rolling hills until its confluence with Back Creek near Allensville.

Fishing[edit]
Tilhance Creek is stocked with trout once in February and once every two weeks from
March through May by the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources from near
Johnsontown at the WV 9 bridge.

Variant names[edit]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, Tilhance Creek has been
known by a number of names throughout its history. The Board on Geographic
Names officially decided upon Tilhance Creek as the stream's name in 1901.

 Tilahanchee Creek
  Tilchances Branch
 Tilchancos Creek
 Tilehance Creek
 Tilhance Branch
 Tillehances Creek

See also[edit]
 List of rivers of West Virginia

References[edit]
1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-
resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed August 15, 2011
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System:
Tilhance Creek

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Coordinates:  39°35′22″N 78°00′09″W

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