Camp Run is a 3.15 mi (5.07 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.
| Camp Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Camp Run mouth  Camp Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Brooke Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cross Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 1 mile south of Independence, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°14′46″N 080°30′43″W / 40.24611°N 80.51194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,125 ft (343 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 1 mile east of Bethany, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°12′12″N 080°31′58″W / 40.20333°N 80.53278°W[1] |
• elevation | 814 ft (248 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.15 mi (5.07 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.88 square miles (7.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 3.43 cu ft/s (0.097 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Camp Ground Road (x3), Sugar Run Road, Camp Run Road (WV 26) |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Wells Run
Course
editCamp Run rises about 1 mile south of Independence, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwesterly into Brooke County to join Buffalo Creek about 1 miles east of Bethany, West Virginia.[3]
Watershed
editCamp Run drains 2.88 square miles (7.5 km2) of area, receives about 39.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 324.80, and is about 51% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Camp Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Camp Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 June 2021.