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Deep Gut Run

Coordinates: 40°30′50″N 080°37′08″W / 40.51389°N 80.61889°W / 40.51389; -80.61889
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Deep Gut Run
Tributary to Ohio River
Map of Deep Gut Run mouth location
Map of Deep Gut Run mouth location
Location of Deep Gut Run mouth
Map of Deep Gut Run mouth location
Map of Deep Gut Run mouth location
Deep Gut Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHancock
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Fork Tomlinson Run divide
 • locationabout New Manchester, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°31′52″N 080°34′56″W / 40.53111°N 80.58222°W / 40.53111; -80.58222[1]
 • elevation1,100 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthOhio River
 • location
about 0.5 miles north-northwest of New Cumberland, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°30′50″N 080°37′08″W / 40.51389°N 80.61889°W / 40.51389; -80.61889[1]
 • elevation
644 ft (196 m)[3]
Length2.66 mi (4.28 km)[4]
Basin size2.77 square miles (7.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationOhio River
 • average2.62 cu ft/s (0.074 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesArcher Street, Rolling Acres Road, Veterans Boulevard (x2), Jacobs Creek Road, Cedar Lane, Veterans Boulevard, WV 2

Deep Gut Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[6]

Deep Gut Run has a sharply defined course, hence the original name Deep Cut Run.[7]

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Deep Cut Run

Course

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Deep Gut Run rises at New Manchester, in Hancock County and then flows southwest to join the Ohio River about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north-northwest of New Cumberland.[3]

Watershed

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Deep Gut Run drains 2.77 square miles (7.2 km2) of area, receives about 37.6 inches per year (96 cm/year) of precipitation, has a wetness index of 324.93, and is about 59% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Deep Gut Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Deep Gut Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deep Gut Run
  7. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 204.