Parmar Run
Parmar Run is a 3.54 mi (5.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Scott Run in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Parmar Run Tributary to Scott Run | |
|---|---|
  Location of Parmar Run mouth  Parmar Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | West Virginia Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Brooke (WV) Washington (PA) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Harman Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles east of Mechling Hill on the Pennsylvania State Line |
| • coordinates | 40°20′58″N 080°31′09″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,140 ft (350 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Scott Run |
• location | Scott Run, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°18′05″N 080°31′50″W[1] |
• elevation | 741 ft (226 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.54 mi (5.70 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.60 square miles (6.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Scott Run |
| • average | 3.07 cu ft/s (0.087 m3/s) at mouth with Scott Run[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Scott Run → Cross Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Amspoker Road (x2) |
Course
Parmar Run rises about 2 miles east of Mechling Hill in Washington County on the Pennsylvania State Line and then flows southwest into West Virginia to join Scott Run at Scott Run, West Virginia.[3]
Watershed
Parmar Run drains 2.60 square miles (6.7 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 317.44, and is about 54% forested.[5]
References
- "GNIS Detail - Parmar Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "Parmar Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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