North Potrock Run

Stream in West Virginia, USA
40°20′28″N 080°31′15″W / 40.34111°N 80.52083°W / 40.34111; -80.52083[1] • elevation1,100 ft (340 m)[2] MouthCross Creek
 • location
about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°18′09″N 080°32′49″W / 40.30250°N 80.54694°W / 40.30250; -80.54694[1]
 • elevation
712 ft (217 m)[3]Length2.92 mi (4.70 km)[4]Basin size4.54 square miles (11.8 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationCross Creek • average2.07 cu ft/s (0.059 m3/s) at mouth with Cross Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionCross Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemOhio RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesAbbey Lane, Marosi Lane, Tent Church Road, WV 7

North Potrock Run is a 2.92 mi (4.70 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]

  • Conns Run

Course

North Potrock Run rises about 1 mile southeast of Mechling Hill, in Brooke County, West Virginia and then flows south-southwest to join Cross Creek about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia.[3]

Watershed

North Potrock Run drains 1.75 square miles (4.5 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 313.90, and is about 78% forested.[5]

See also

References

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