Bosley Run is a 3.27 mi (5.26 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]

Bosley Run
Tributary to Cross Creek
Map of Bosley Run mouth location
Map of Bosley Run mouth location
Location of Bosley Run mouth
Map of Bosley Run mouth location
Map of Bosley Run mouth location
Bosley Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Alexanders Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile west of Mechling Hill
 • coordinates40°21′01″N 080°33′34″W / 40.35028°N 80.55944°W / 40.35028; -80.55944[1]
 • elevation1,120 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthCross Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles northeast of Rockdale, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°18′29″N 080°34′20″W / 40.30806°N 80.57222°W / 40.30806; -80.57222[1]
 • elevation
689 ft (210 m)[3]
Length3.27 mi (5.26 km)[4]
Basin size2.75 square miles (7.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationCross Creek
 • average3.17 cu ft/s (0.090 m3/s) at mouth with Cross Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionCross CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRed Oak Drive, Blacks Hollow Road, Cross Creek Road

Variant names edit

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

  • Bolsey Run

Course edit

Bosley Run rises about 1 mile west of Mechling Hill, in Brooke County, West Virginia and then flows south-southwest to join Cross Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Rockdale.[3]

Watershed edit

Bosley Run drains 2.75 square miles (7.1 km2) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 315.01, and is about 62% forested.[5]

See also edit

References edit

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