Stotts Run

Stream in West Virginia, USA
40°11′07″N 080°36′21″W / 40.18528°N 80.60583°W / 40.18528; -80.60583[1] • elevation1,150 ft (350 m)[2] MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
about 1 mile west of Bethany, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°11′53″N 080°35′02″W / 40.19806°N 80.58389°W / 40.19806; -80.58389[1]
 • elevation
764 ft (233 m)[3]Length1.77 mi (2.85 km)[4]Basin size1.90 square miles (4.9 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationBuffalo Creek • average2.03 cu ft/s (0.057 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionBuffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemOhio RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaties • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesnone

Stotts Run is a 1.77 mi (2.85 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo 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]

  • Scott Run
  • Scotts Run

Course

Stotts Run rises about 1.5 miles north of West Liberty, West Virginia, and then flows east and northeast to join Buffalo Creek about 1 mile west of Bethany.[3]

Watershed

Stotts Run drains 1.90 square miles (4.9 km2) of area, receives about 40.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 288.24, and is about 72% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Stotts Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Hogtan Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  • v
  • t
  • e