Hogtan Run
Hogtan Run is a 1.80 mi (2.90 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Hogtan Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Hogtan Run mouth  Hogtan Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Girty Run divide |
| • location | about 3 miles east of Windsor Heights, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°11′45″N 080°37′26″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,100 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 2 miles west of Bethany, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°12′17″N 080°35′58″W[1] |
• elevation | 741 ft (226 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.80 mi (2.90 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.67 square miles (4.3 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 | Hoagland Run Road, WV 30/1 |
Variant names
According to the Palmer's Farmer Map of Brooke County, West Virginia, this stream is also known as[6]
- Hogelands Run
Course
Hogtan Run rises about 3 miles east of Windsor Heights, West Virginia, and then flows east and northeast to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles west of Bethany.[3]
Watershed
Hogtan Run drains 1.69 square miles (4.4 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 295.41, and is about 66% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Hogtan Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- "Hogtan Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- Palmer, John C. "Palmer's farm map of Brooke County, West Virginia". Library of Congress. John C. Palmer. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
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