Bosley Run

Stream in West Virginia, USA
40°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 featuresProgressionCross Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemOhio RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesRed Oak Drive, Blacks Hollow Road, Cross Creek Road

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]

Variant names

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

  • Bolsey Run

Course

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

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

References

  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.
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