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Newlands Run

Coordinates: 40°11′09″N 080°39′11″W / 40.18583°N 80.65306°W / 40.18583; -80.65306
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Newlands Run
Tributary to Girty Run
Map of Newlands Run mouth location
Map of Newlands Run mouth location
Location of Newlands Run mouth
Map of Newlands Run mouth location
Map of Newlands Run mouth location
Newlands Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourceGrog Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles east-southeast of Power, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°12′20″N 080°38′06″W / 40.20556°N 80.63500°W / 40.20556; -80.63500[1]
 • elevation1,098 ft (335 m)[2]
MouthGirty Run
 • location
about 0.5 miles east of Windsor Heights, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°11′09″N 080°39′11″W / 40.18583°N 80.65306°W / 40.18583; -80.65306[1]
 • elevation
755 ft (230 m)[2]
Length1.70 mi (2.74 km)[3]
Basin size1.42 square miles (3.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationGirty Run
 • average1.69 cu ft/s (0.048 m3/s) at mouth with Girty Run[4]
Basin features
ProgressionGirty RunShort CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWV 30

Newlands Run is a 1.70 mi (2.74 km) long 1st order tributary to Girty Run in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Newlands Run rises about 1.5 miles east-southeast of Power, West Virginia, and then flows southwest to join Girty Run about 0.5 miles east of Windsor Heights.[2]

Watershed

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Newlands Run drains 1.42 square miles (3.7 km2) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 292.90, and is about 66% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Newlands Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Newlands Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 May 2021.