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Mercer Run

Coordinates: 40°33′30″N 080°34′23″W / 40.55833°N 80.57306°W / 40.55833; -80.57306
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Mercer Run
Tributary to North Fork Tomlinson Run
Map of Mercer Run mouth location
Map of Mercer Run mouth location
Location of Mercer Run mouth
Map of Mercer Run mouth location
Map of Mercer Run mouth location
Mercer Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHancock
Physical characteristics
SourceCunningham Run divide
 • locationabout 4 miles south of Newell, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°35′12″N 080°35′22″W / 40.58667°N 80.58944°W / 40.58667; -80.58944[1]
 • elevation1,170 ft (360 m)[2]
MouthNorth Fork Tomlinson Run
 • location
about 2.5 miles north of New Manchester, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°33′30″N 080°34′23″W / 40.55833°N 80.57306°W / 40.55833; -80.57306[1]
 • elevation
974 ft (297 m)[3]
Length2.22 mi (3.57 km)[4]
Basin size1.45 square miles (3.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationNorth Fork Tomlinson Run
 • average1.46 cu ft/s (0.041 m3/s) at mouth with North Fork Tomlinson Run[5]
Basin features
ProgressionNorth Fork Tomlinson RunTomlinson RunOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWV 208, WV 10, Quail Drive

Mercer Run is a 2.22 mi (3.57 km) long 1st order tributary to North Fork Tomlinson Run in Hancock County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Mercer Run rises about 4 miles south of Newell, West Virginia, in Hancock County and then flows south to join North Fork Tomlinson Run about 2.5 miles north of New Manchester.[3]

Watershed

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Mercer Run drains 1.45 square miles (3.8 km2) of area, receives about 37.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 299.58, and is about 63% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Mercer Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Mercer Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 June 2021.