Skitter Creek

Coordinates: 37°59′24″N 81°19′53″W / 37.99000°N 81.33139°W / 37.99000; -81.33139
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Skitter Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[1]

Skitter Creek derives its name from the word "skeet" on account of its slippery river bed.[2]

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skitter Creek
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 585.

37°59′24″N 81°19′53″W / 37.99000°N 81.33139°W / 37.99000; -81.33139