Hogtan Run is a 1.80 mi (2.90 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Hogtan Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Hogtan Run mouth location
Map of Hogtan Run mouth location
Location of Hogtan Run mouth
Map of Hogtan Run mouth location
Map of Hogtan Run mouth location
Hogtan Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourceGirty Run divide
 • locationabout 3 miles east of Windsor Heights, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°11′45″N 080°37′26″W / 40.19583°N 80.62389°W / 40.19583; -80.62389[1]
 • elevation1,100 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
about 2 miles west of Bethany, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°12′17″N 080°35′58″W / 40.20472°N 80.59944°W / 40.20472; -80.59944[1]
 • elevation
741 ft (226 m)[3]
Length1.80 mi (2.90 km)[4]
Basin size1.67 square miles (4.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average2.03 cu ft/s (0.057 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHoagland Run Road, WV 30/1

Variant names

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According to the Palmer's Farmer Map of Brooke County, West Virginia, this stream is also known as[6]

  • Hogelands Run

Course

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Hogtan Run rises about 3 miles east of Windsor Heights, West Virginia, and then flows east and northeast to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles west of Bethany.[3]

Watershed

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Hogtan Run drains 1.69 square miles (4.4 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 295.41, and is about 66% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Hogtan Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Hogtan Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ^ Palmer, John C. "Palmer's farm map of Brooke County, West Virginia". Library of Congress. John C. Palmer. Retrieved 30 May 2021.