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1118:"Leaden Plate Buried at Wheeling Creek > Research | Ohio County Public Library | Ohio County Public Library | Wheeling West Virginia | Ohio County WV | Wheeling WV History |"
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870:List of tributaries of Wheeling Creek
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94:Physical characteristics
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890:List of West Virginia rivers
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880:Fisher site
858:brown trout
830:muskellunge
807:operates a
789:agriculture
759:Triadelphia
743:Ohio County
719:West Finley
715:East Finley
629:unglaciated
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495:Progression
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1354:Categories
1317:13 October
1296:2007-03-17
1266:2007-03-17
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896:References
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778:rail trail
695:Washington
679:Enlow Fork
667:See also:
609:Ohio River
566:Carter Run
552:Turkey Run
550:Enlow Fork
499:Ohio River
442:Basin size
399:80°43′30″W
396:40°03′50″N
363:Ohio River
318:80°31′43″W
315:39°57′15″N
232:80°28′41″W
229:39°53′33″N
189:2nd source
146:80°20′27″W
143:40°00′08″N
124:Counties,
122:Washington
106:Enlow Fork
812:343
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747:Elm Grove
745:. In the
663:Geography
617:watershed
615:, with a
605:tributary
560:Britt Run
554:Bruce Run
540:Jakes Run
532:Burch Run
530:Stull Run
454:Discharge
1064:Archived
864:See also
850:bluegill
785:forested
707:Richhill
681:and the
637:Wheeling
569:Long Run
528:Wolf Run
479:estimate
375:Wheeling
84:Marshall
80:Counties
55:Location
35:Wheeling
1141:DeLorme
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838:sunfish
824:Fishing
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1319:2013
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