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Muchmores Run

Coordinates: 40°37′17″N 080°36′31″W / 40.62139°N 80.60861°W / 40.62139; -80.60861
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Muchmores Run
Tributary to Ohio River
Map of Muchmores Run mouth location
Map of Muchmores Run mouth location
Location of Muchmores Run mouth
Map of Muchmores Run mouth location
Map of Muchmores Run mouth location
Muchmores Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHancock
CityNewell
Physical characteristics
SourceCongo Run divide
 • locationabout 2.5 miles south of Newell, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°35′48″N 080°36′07″W / 40.59667°N 80.60194°W / 40.59667; -80.60194[1]
 • elevation1,060 ft (320 m)[2]
MouthOhio River
 • location
Newell, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°37′17″N 080°36′31″W / 40.62139°N 80.60861°W / 40.62139; -80.60861[1]
 • elevation
665 ft (203 m)[3]
Length2.17 mi (3.49 km)[4]
Basin size1.36 square miles (3.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationOhio River
 • average1.38 cu ft/s (0.039 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesArena Drive, Glendale Road (x3), 6th Street, WV 2, Fiesta Drive

Muchmores Run is a 2.17 mi (3.49 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ohio River in Hancock County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Muchmores Run rises about 2.5 miles south of Newell, West Virginia, in Hancock County and then flows north to join the Ohio River at Newell.[3]

Watershed

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Muchmores Run drains 1.36 square miles (3.5 km2) of area, receives about 38.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 297.98, and is about 78% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Muchmores 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 "Muchmores Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 June 2021.