Long Run (Wheeling Creek tributary)

Long Run is a 4.35 mi (7.00 km) long 2nd order tributary to Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Long Run
Tributary to Wheeling Creek
Map of Long Run mouth location
Map of Long Run mouth location
Location of Long Run mouth
Map of Long Run mouth location
Map of Long Run mouth location
Long Run (Wheeling Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
CityWheeling
Physical characteristics
SourceShort Creek divide
  locationabout 2 miles west of Clinton, West Virginia
  coordinates40°07′22″N 080°39′24″W[1]
  elevation1,100 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthWheeling Creek
  location
Wheeling, West Virginia
  coordinates
40°01′36″N 080°43′38″W[1]
  elevation
640 ft (200 m)[3]
Length4.35 mi (7.00 km)[4]
Basin size6.90 square miles (17.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationWheeling Creek
  average8.18 cu ft/s (0.232 m3/s) at mouth with Wheeling Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionWheeling CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightPogue Run
Waddles Run
BridgesShawnee Road, Pearson Drive, WV 7, WV 13, WV 7, Washington Farms, Bryan Drive, Wells Street, WV 88 (x2), Park Road, Homestead Avenue, US 40

Variant names

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

  • Woods Run

Course

Long Run rises about 2 miles west of Clinton, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows southwest to Wheeling Creek at Wheeling.[3]

Watershed

Long Run drains 6.90 square miles (17.9 km2) of area, receives about 40.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 298.89, and is about 53% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Long Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. "Long Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 June 2021.


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