Sugarcamp Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Sugarcamp Run is a 6.58 mi (10.59 km) long 3rd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Sugarcamp Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Sugarcamp Run mouth location
Map of Sugarcamp Run mouth location
Location of Sugarcamp Run mouth
Map of Sugarcamp Run mouth location
Map of Sugarcamp Run mouth location
Sugarcamp Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
Pennsylvania
CountiesBrooke
Washington
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Cross Creek divide
  locationpond about 1 mile east of Independence, Pennsylvania
  coordinates40°15′21″N 080°28′43″W[1]
  elevation1,230 ft (370 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
  location
about 2 miles southeast of Bethany, West Virginia
  coordinates
40°11′38″N 080°31′45″W[1]
  elevation
823 ft (251 m)[3]
Length6.58 mi (10.59 km)[4]
Basin size10.00 square miles (25.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationBuffalo Creek
  average11.56 cu ft/s (0.327 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightIndian Camp Run
Brashears Run
BridgesSugar Run Road, PA 844, Sugar Run Road (x6)

Variant names

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

  • Sugar Camp Run
  • Sugar Run

Course

Sugarcamp Run rises about 1 mile east of Independence, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwesterly into Brooke County to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles southeast of Bethany, West Virginia.[3]

Watershed

Sugarcamp Run drains 10.00 square miles (25.9 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.61, and is about 44% forested.[5]

See also

References

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