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Turkeyfoot Run (Kings Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°26′32″N 080°34′08″W / 40.44222°N 80.56889°W / 40.44222; -80.56889
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Turkeyfoot Run
Tributary to Kings Creek
Map of Turkeyfoot Run mouth location
Map of Turkeyfoot Run mouth location
Location of Turkeyfoot Run mouth
Map of Turkeyfoot Run mouth location
Map of Turkeyfoot Run mouth location
Turkeyfoot Run (Kings Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHancock
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Holbert Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles north of Sun Valley, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°27′43″N 080°34′17″W / 40.46194°N 80.57139°W / 40.46194; -80.57139[1]
 • elevation980 ft (300 m)[2]
MouthKings Creek
 • location
Sun Valley, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°26′32″N 080°34′08″W / 40.44222°N 80.56889°W / 40.44222; -80.56889[1]
 • elevation
732 ft (223 m)[3]
Length1.34 mi (2.16 km)[4]
Basin size1.21 square miles (3.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationKings Creek
 • average1.29 cu ft/s (0.037 m3/s) at mouth with Kings Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionKings CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesShady Gin, Wylie Ridge Road, Turkeyfoot Run Road

Turkeyfoot Run is a 1.34 mi (2.16 km) long 1st order tributary to Kings Creek in Hancock County, West Virginia.

Course

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Turkeyfoot Run rises about 1.5 miles north of Sun Valley, West Virginia, in Hancock County, West Virginia and then flows south to join Kings Creek at Sun Valley.[3]

Watershed

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Turkeyfoot Run drains 1.21 square miles (3.1 km2) of area, receives about 38.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 336.30, and is about 60% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Turkeyfoot Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Turkeyfoot Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 June 2021.