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Sappingtons Run

Coordinates: 40°23′23″N 080°34′07″W / 40.38972°N 80.56861°W / 40.38972; -80.56861
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Sappingtons Run
Tributary to Harmon Creek
Map of Sappingtons Run mouth location
Map of Sappingtons Run mouth location
Location of Sappingtons Run mouth
Map of Sappingtons Run mouth location
Map of Sappingtons Run mouth location
Sappingtons Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Harmon Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles west of Colliers, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°22′09″N 080°34′21″W / 40.36917°N 80.57250°W / 40.36917; -80.57250[1]
 • elevation1.140 ft (0.347 m)[2]
MouthHarmon Creek
 • location
Weirton, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°23′23″N 080°34′07″W / 40.38972°N 80.56861°W / 40.38972; -80.56861[1]
 • elevation
725 ft (221 m)[3]
Length2.31 mi (3.72 km)[4]
Basin size2.08 square miles (5.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationHarmons Creek
 • average2.40 cu ft/s (0.068 m3/s) at mouth with Harmon Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionHarmon CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesMorton Hill Road, WV 1, Three Arches Road

Sappingtons Run is a 2.31 mi (3.72 km) long 1st order tributary to Harmon Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Sappingtons Run rises about 2 miles west of Colliers, West Virginia, and then flows north and northeast to join Harmon Creek at Weirton.[3]

Watershed

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Sappingtons Run drains 2.08 square miles (5.4 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 300.63, and is about 76% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Sappingtons Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Sappingtons Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.