Point Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary)

Point Run is a 2.08 mi (3.35 km) long 1st order tributary to Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Point Run
Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek
Map of Point Run mouth location
Map of Point Run mouth location
Location of Point Run mouth
Map of Point Run mouth location
Map of Point Run mouth location
Point Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Physical characteristics
SourceLittle Wheeling Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southeast of Point Mills, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°04′54″N 080°34′04″W / 40.08167°N 80.56778°W / 40.08167; -80.56778[1]
 • elevation1,160 ft (350 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
Roneys Point, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°04′24″N 080°35′58″W / 40.07333°N 80.59944°W / 40.07333; -80.59944[1]
 • elevation
827 ft (252 m)[3]
Length2.08 mi (3.35 km)[4]
Basin size1.44 square miles (3.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationLittle Wheeling Creek
 • average1.89 cu ft/s (0.054 m3/s) at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionLittle Wheeling CreekWheeling CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWV 41 (x3), US 40

Course

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Point Run rises about 0.5 miles southeast of Point Mills, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows west to join Little Wheeling Creek at Roneys Point.[3]

Watershed

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Point Run drains 1.44 square miles (3.7 km2) of area, receives about 41.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 284.29, and is about 74% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Point Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Point Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.