Potrock Run

Stream in West Virginia, USA
40°16′52″N 080°33′02″W / 40.28111°N 80.55056°W / 40.28111; -80.55056[1] • elevation1,020 ft (310 m)[2] MouthCross Creek
 • location
about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°18′08″N 080°32′44″W / 40.30222°N 80.54556°W / 40.30222; -80.54556[1]
 • elevation
712 ft (217 m)[3]Length1.68 mi (2.70 km)[4]Basin size1.18 square miles (3.1 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationCross Creek • average1.41 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s) at mouth with Cross Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionCross Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemOhio RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesPot Rock Road (x2)

Potrock Run is a 1.68 mi (2.70 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]

Course

Potrock Run rises at Fowlerstown, West Virginia, in Brooke County, West Virginia and then flows generally north to join Cross Creek about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia.[3]

Watershed

Potrock Run drains 1.18 square miles (3.1 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 275.88, and is about 69% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Potrock Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 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 "Potrock Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
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