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Gillespie Run (Middle Wheeling Creek tributary)

Gillespie Run is a 2.95 mi (4.75 km) long 2nd order tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Gillespie Run
Tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek
Map of Gillespie Run mouth location
Map of Gillespie Run mouth location
Location of Gillespie Run mouth
Map of Gillespie Run mouth location
Map of Gillespie Run mouth location
Gillespie Run (Middle Wheeling Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
Pennsylvania
CountyOhio
Washington
Physical characteristics
SourceBeham Run divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles northwest of Beham, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°01′37″N 080°30′52″W / 40.02694°N 80.51444°W / 40.02694; -80.51444[1]
 • elevation1,190 ft (360 m)[2]
MouthMiddle Wheeling Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles south of Camp Giscowhego, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°02′07″N 080°33′45″W / 40.03528°N 80.56250°W / 40.03528; -80.56250[1]
 • elevation
909 ft (277 m)[3]
Length2.95 mi (4.75 km)[4]
Basin size3.37 square miles (8.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationMiddle Wheeling Creek
 • average4.49 cu ft/s (0.127 m3/s) at mouth with Middle Wheeling Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionMiddle Wheeling Creek → Little Wheeling Creek → Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDallas Pike, Oklahoma Road

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Gillaspies Run
  • Gillespie Creek
  • Glasby Creek
  • Glyspie Run

Course

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Gillespie Run rises about 0.25 miles northwest of Beham, Pennsylvania, and then flows west-northwesterly to join Middle Wheeling Creek about 0.5 miles south of Camp Giscowhego.[3]

Watershed

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Gillespie Run drains 3.37 square miles (8.7 km2) of area, receives about 41.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 280.65, and is about 70% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Gillespie Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Gillespie Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

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