Pierce Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Pierce Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Pierce Run mouth location
Map of Pierce Run mouth location
Location of Pierce Run mouth
Map of Pierce Run mouth location
Map of Pierce Run mouth location
Pierce Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourceCross Creek divide
 • locationFranklin, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°16′31″N 080°33′08″W / 40.27528°N 80.55222°W / 40.27528; -80.55222[1]
 • elevation1,120 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles southeast of McKinleyville, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°14′19″N 080°35′13″W / 40.23861°N 80.58694°W / 40.23861; -80.58694[1]
 • elevation
689 ft (210 m)[3]
Length4.21 mi (6.78 km)[4]
Basin size5.07 square miles (13.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average6.60 cu ft/s (0.187 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWV 20 (x4)

Pierce Run is a 4.21 mi (6.78 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Pierces Run

Course

Pierce Run rises in Franklin, West Virginia, and then flows south and southwest to join Buffalo Creek about 0.25 miles southeast of McKinleyville.[3]

Watershed

Pierce Run drains 5.07 square miles (13.1 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 299.07, and is about 74% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Pierce Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Pierce Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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