Paris Run
Paris Run is a 2.59 mi (4.17 km) long 1st order tributary to Harmon Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this names in the United States.[1]
| Paris Run Tributary to Harmon Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Paris Run mouth  Paris Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Brooke (WV) Hancock (WV) Washington (PA) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kings Creek divide |
| • location | Paris, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°24′14″N 080°31′16″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,140 ft (350 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Harmon Creek |
• location | about 2 miles east of Colliers, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°22′05″N 080°31′03″W[1] |
• elevation | 830 ft (250 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.59 mi (4.17 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.79 square miles (4.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Harmons Creek |
| • average | 2.13 cu ft/s (0.060 m3/s) at mouth with Harmon Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Harmon Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaties |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | US 22 |
Course
Paris Run rises at Paris, Pennsylvania, and then flows south, straddling the West Virginia-Pennsylvania Stateline to join Harmon Creek about 2 miles east of Colliers, West Virginia.[3]
Watershed
Paris Run drains 1.79 square miles (4.6 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 330.65, and is about 60% forested.[5]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Paris Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- "Paris Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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