Browns Run is a 1.91 mi (3.07 km) long 2nd order tributary to Peters Run in Ohio County, West Virginia.
| Browns Run Tributary to Peters Run | |
|---|---|
  Location of Browns Run mouth  Browns Run (Peters Run tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Ohio |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Waddles Run divide |
| • location | pond about 2.5 miles northeast of Wheeling, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°05′20″N 080°39′00″W / 40.08889°N 80.65000°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,160 ft (350 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Peters Run |
• location | Eden, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°03′59″N 080°38′18″W / 40.06639°N 80.63833°W[1] |
• elevation | 830 ft (250 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.96 mi (3.15 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.37 square miles (3.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Peters Run |
| • average | 1.76 cu ft/s (0.050 m3/s) at mouth with Peters Run[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Peters Run → Little Wheeling Creek → Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Browns Run Road (x4), Peters Run Road |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Brown's Run
Course
editBrowns Run rises in a pond about 2.5 miles northeast of Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows southeast to Peters Run at Eden.[3]
Watershed
editBrowns Run drains 1.37 square miles (3.5 km2) of area, receives about 41.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 275.95, and is about 58% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Browns Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Waddles Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.