North Potrock Run
| North Potrock Run Tributary to Cross Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of North Potrock Run mouth  North Potrock Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Mechling Run divide |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of Mechling Hill |
| • coordinates | 40°20′28″N 080°31′15″W / 40.34111°N 80.52083°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,100 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cross Creek |
• location | about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°18′09″N 080°32′49″W / 40.30250°N 80.54694°W[1] |
• elevation | 712 ft (217 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.92 mi (4.70 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.54 square miles (11.8 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cross Creek |
| • average | 2.07 cu ft/s (0.059 m3/s) at mouth with Cross Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cross Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Abbey Lane, Marosi Lane, Tent Church Road, WV 7 |
North Potrock Run is a 2.92 mi (4.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Cross Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Conns Run
Course
[edit]North Potrock Run rises about 1 mile southeast of Mechling Hill, in Brooke County, West Virginia and then flows south-southwest to join Cross Creek about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia.[3]
Watershed
[edit]North Potrock Run drains 1.75 square miles (4.5 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 313.90, and is about 78% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - North Potrock Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "North Potrock Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 June 2021.