Greens Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)
Greens Run is a 2.01 mi (3.23 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.
| Greens Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Greens Run mouth  Greens Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Spring Run divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Pettit Heights, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°14′09″N 080°38′05″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1.140 ft (0.347 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles south of Marshall Heights, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°15′07″N 080°36′16″W[1] |
• elevation | 658 ft (201 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.01 mi (3.23 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.46 square miles (3.8 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 1.72 cu ft/s (0.049 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 | Greens Run Road |
Course
Greens Run rises about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Pettit Heights, West Virginia, and then flows northeast to join Buffalo Creek about 0.25 miles south of Marshall Terrace.[3]
Watershed
Greens Run drains 1.46 square miles (3.8 km2) of area, receives about 39.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 280.76, and is about 85% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Greens Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "Greens Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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