Hukill Run is a 2.12 mi (3.41 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. It is likely named for the landowner that owns the confluence of this run and Buffalo Creek.[6]
| Hukill Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hukill Run mouth  Hukill Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Ohio River divide |
| • location | about 2 miles east-southeast of Power, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°12′26″N 080°37′48″W / 40.20722°N 80.63000°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,118 ft (341 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 2 miles west-northwest of Bethany, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°12′47″N 080°35′45″W / 40.21306°N 80.59583°W[1] |
• elevation | 739 ft (225 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.12 mi (3.41 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.38 square miles (3.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 1.67 cu ft/s (0.047 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaties |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | WV 30 (x2), Paw Paw Ridge Lane, WV 30 |
Course
editHukill Run rises about 2 miles east of Power, West Virginia, and then flows east to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles west-northwest of Bethany.[3]
Watershed
editHukill Run drains 1.38 square miles (3.6 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 293.62, and is about 68% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Hukill Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hukill Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Palmer, John C. "Palmer's farm map of Brooke County, West Virginia". Library of Congress. John C. Palmer. Retrieved 29 May 2021.