Stotts Run is a 1.77 mi (2.85 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Stotts Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Brooke |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | North Fork Short Creek divide |
• location | pond about 1.5 miles north of West Liberty, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°11′07″N 080°36′21″W / 40.18528°N 80.60583°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,150 ft (350 m)[2] |
Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 1 mile west of Bethany, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°11′53″N 080°35′02″W / 40.19806°N 80.58389°W[1] |
• elevation | 764 ft (233 m)[3] |
Length | 1.77 mi (2.85 km)[4] |
Basin size | 1.90 square miles (4.9 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Buffalo Creek |
• average | 2.03 cu ft/s (0.057 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 | none |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Scott Run
- Scotts Run
Course
editStotts Run rises about 1.5 miles north of West Liberty, West Virginia, and then flows east and northeast to join Buffalo Creek about 1 mile west of Bethany.[3]
Watershed
editStotts Run drains 1.90 square miles (4.9 km2) of area, receives about 40.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 288.24, and is about 72% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Stotts Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Hogtan Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.