Harmon Creek is a 15.75 mi (25.35 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Ohio River in Brooke County, West Virginia.
| Harmon Creek Tributary to Ohio River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Harmon Creek mouth  Harmon Creek (Ohio River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | West Virginia Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Brooke (WV) Hancock (WV) Washington (PA) |
| Cities | Weirton Colliers |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Kings Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.25 miles south of Florence, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°25′51″N 080°26′01″W / 40.43083°N 80.43361°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,180 ft (360 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Ohio River |
• location | Weirton, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°22′40″N 080°36′26″W / 40.37778°N 80.60722°W[1] |
• elevation | 644 ft (196 m)[3] |
| Length | 15.75 mi (25.35 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 38.34 square miles (99.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ohio River |
| • average | 42.34 cu ft/s (1.199 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mechling Run Sappingtons Run |
| • right | Ward Run Paris Run Alexanders Run |
| Waterbodies | Star Lake |
| Bridges | Star Lake Lane, Goodwill Hill Road, Francis Mine State Road (x2), Hanlin Station Road, Harmon Creek Road, Ohio Street, Cope Will Street, 8th Street, Pittsburgh Street, 7th Street, Centre Street, 6th Street, Sappington Street, 5th Street, 4th Street, 3rd Street, Ohio Street, Colliers Way, WV 1 (x2), Three Arches Road, WV 1, US 22, Walnut Street, WV 2, Military Drive, US 22 |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Hard Bargain Creek
- Harman's Creek
- Harmons Creek
- Horman's Creek
- Hormans Creek
Course
editHarmon Creek rises about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) south of Florence, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows south and west into West Virginia and Brooke County and briefly turns north into Hancock County to join the Ohio River at the south end of Weirton.[3]
Watershed
editHarmon Creek drains 42.34 square miles (109.7 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 inches per year (102 cm/year) of precipitation, has a wetness index of 326.37, and is about 70% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Harmon Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Harmon Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.