Point Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary)
Point Run is a 2.08 mi (3.35 km) long 1st order tributary to Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.
| Point Run Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Point Run mouth  Point Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Ohio |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Little Wheeling Creek divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles southeast of Point Mills, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°04′54″N 080°34′04″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,160 ft (350 m)[2] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Roneys Point, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°04′24″N 080°35′58″W[1] |
• elevation | 827 ft (252 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.08 mi (3.35 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.44 square miles (3.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little Wheeling Creek |
| • average | 1.89 cu ft/s (0.054 m3/s) at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Wheeling Creek → Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | WV 41 (x3), US 40 |
Course
Point Run rises about 0.5 miles southeast of Point Mills, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows west to join Little Wheeling Creek at Roneys Point.[3]
Watershed
Point Run drains 1.44 square miles (3.7 km2) of area, receives about 41.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 284.29, and is about 74% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Point Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- "Point Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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