Mercer Run

Stream in West Virginia, USA
40°35′12″N 080°35′22″W / 40.58667°N 80.58944°W / 40.58667; -80.58944[1] • elevation1,170 ft (360 m)[2] MouthNorth Fork Tomlinson Run
 • location
about 2.5 miles north of New Manchester, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°33′30″N 080°34′23″W / 40.55833°N 80.57306°W / 40.55833; -80.57306[1]
 • elevation
974 ft (297 m)[3]Length2.22 mi (3.57 km)[4]Basin size1.45 square miles (3.8 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationNorth Fork Tomlinson Run • average1.46 cu ft/s (0.041 m3/s) at mouth with North Fork Tomlinson Run[5] Basin featuresProgressionNorth Fork Tomlinson Run → Tomlinson Run → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemOhio RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesWV 208, WV 10, Quail Drive

Mercer Run is a 2.22 mi (3.57 km) long 1st order tributary to North Fork Tomlinson Run in Hancock County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Mercer Run rises about 4 miles south of Newell, West Virginia, in Hancock County and then flows south to join North Fork Tomlinson Run about 2.5 miles north of New Manchester.[3]

Watershed

Mercer Run drains 1.45 square miles (3.8 km2) of area, receives about 37.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 299.58, and is about 63% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Mercer Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Mercer Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 June 2021.


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