North Potrock Run is a 2.92 mi (4.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Cross Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
North Potrock Run Tributary to Cross Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Brooke |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Mechling Run divide |
• location | about 1 mile southeast of Mechling Hill |
• coordinates | 40°20′28″N 080°31′15″W / 40.34111°N 80.52083°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,100 ft (340 m)[2] |
Mouth | Cross Creek |
• location | about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°18′09″N 080°32′49″W / 40.30250°N 80.54694°W[1] |
• elevation | 712 ft (217 m)[3] |
Length | 2.92 mi (4.70 km)[4] |
Basin size | 4.54 square miles (11.8 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Cross Creek |
• average | 2.07 cu ft/s (0.059 m3/s) at mouth with Cross Creek[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Cross Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Ohio River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Abbey Lane, Marosi Lane, Tent Church Road, WV 7 |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Conns Run
Course
editNorth Potrock Run rises about 1 mile southeast of Mechling Hill, in Brooke County, West Virginia and then flows south-southwest to join Cross Creek about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia.[3]
Watershed
editNorth Potrock Run drains 1.75 square miles (4.5 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 313.90, and is about 78% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - North Potrock Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "North Potrock Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 June 2021.