Potrock Run

Potrock Run is a 1.68 mi (2.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Cross Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Potrock Run
Tributary to Cross Creek
Map of Potrock Run mouth location
Map of Potrock Run mouth location
Location of Potrock Run mouth
Map of Potrock Run mouth location
Map of Potrock Run mouth location
Potrock Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourcePierce Run divide
  locationFowlerstown, West Virginia
  coordinates40°16′52″N 080°33′02″W[1]
  elevation1,020 ft (310 m)[2]
MouthCross Creek
  location
about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia
  coordinates
40°18′08″N 080°32′44″W[1]
  elevation
712 ft (217 m)[3]
Length1.68 mi (2.70 km)[4]
Basin size1.18 square miles (3.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationCross Creek
  average1.41 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s) at mouth with Cross Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionCross CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPot Rock Road (x2)

Course

Potrock Run rises at Fowlerstown, West Virginia, in Brooke County, West Virginia and then flows generally north to join Cross Creek about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia.[3]

Watershed

Potrock Run drains 1.18 square miles (3.1 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 275.88, and is about 69% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Potrock Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  5. "Potrock Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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