Painters Run is a 2.65 mi (4.26 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.
| Painters Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Painters Run mouth  Painters Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Potrock Run divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Fowlerstown, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°17′29″N 080°33′43″W / 40.29139°N 80.56194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 980 ft (300 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | Marshall Terrace, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°15′32″N 080°36′01″W / 40.25889°N 80.60028°W[1] |
• elevation | 658 ft (201 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.65 mi (4.26 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 3.03 square miles (7.8 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 3.49 cu ft/s (0.099 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 27 |
Variant names
editAccording to the Palmer's Farm Map of Brooke County, WV in 1914 this stream was also known by:.[6]
- Panther Run
Course
editPainters Run rises about 1.5 miles west of Fowlerstown, West Virginia, and then flows southwest to join Buffalo Creek at Marshall Terrace.[3]
Watershed
editPainters Run drains 3.03 square miles (7.8 km2) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 287.70, and is about 71% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Painters 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 "Painters 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.