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Alexanders Run

Coordinates: 40°22′30″N 080°31′34″W / 40.37500°N 80.52611°W / 40.37500; -80.52611
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Alexanders Run
Tributary to Harmon Creek
Map of Alexanders Run mouth location
Map of Alexanders Run mouth location
Location of Alexanders Run mouth
Map of Alexanders Run mouth location
Map of Alexanders Run mouth location
Alexanders Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Hancock
CityWeirton Heights
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Kings Creek divide
 • locationWeirton Heights, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°24′30″N 080°33′11″W / 40.40833°N 80.55306°W / 40.40833; -80.55306[1]
 • elevation1.090 ft (0.332 m)[2]
MouthHarmon Creek
 • location
about 1 mile northwest of Colliers, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°22′30″N 080°31′34″W / 40.37500°N 80.52611°W / 40.37500; -80.52611[1]
 • elevation
774 ft (236 m)[3]
Length3.69 mi (5.94 km)[4]
Basin size2.95 square miles (7.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationHarmons Creek
 • average3.42 cu ft/s (0.097 m3/s) at mouth with Harmon Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionHarmon CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesColliers Steel Road (x3)

Alexanders Run is a 3.69 mi (5.94 km) long 1st order tributary to Harmon Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Alexanders Run rises at Weirton Heights, West Virginia, and then flows south-southwest to join Harmon Creek about 1 mile northwest of Colliers.[3]

Watershed

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Alexanders Run drains 2.95 square miles (7.6 km2) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 339.87, and is about 59% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Alexanders Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Alexanders Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.