Editing Welch, West Virginia (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Downtown Welch WV 1915.jpg|thumb|right|View of downtown Welch, published in 1915]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|6.04|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|6.01|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|0.03|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/files/Gaz_places_national.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 24, 2013}}</ref>

Periodic flooding of the [[Elkhorn River (West Virginia)|Elkhorn]] and [[Tug Fork]] rivers has plagued the future prosperity of the city. Most notably, the record flooding in 2001 and 2002 nearly destroyed Welch altogether. Flood reduction projects to prevent further destruction in the future are presently in progress.
[[File:Welch, WV on an overcast morning.png|thumb|Welch on an overcast morning in September 2023. Due to the local climate and topography, fog shrouding the hilltops is a common sight in the mornings.]]
The town has a [[railway station]] on the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] (former [[Norfolk and Western]]) network.