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Camp Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°12′12″N 080°31′58″W / 40.20333°N 80.53278°W / 40.20333; -80.53278
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Camp Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Camp Run mouth location
Map of Camp Run mouth location
Location of Camp Run mouth
Map of Camp Run mouth location
Map of Camp Run mouth location
Camp Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
Pennsylvania
CountiesBrooke
Washington
Physical characteristics
SourceCross Creek divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile south of Independence, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°14′46″N 080°30′43″W / 40.24611°N 80.51194°W / 40.24611; -80.51194[1]
 • elevation1,125 ft (343 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
about 1 mile east of Bethany, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°12′12″N 080°31′58″W / 40.20333°N 80.53278°W / 40.20333; -80.53278[1]
 • elevation
814 ft (248 m)[3]
Length3.15 mi (5.07 km)[4]
Basin size2.88 square miles (7.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average3.43 cu ft/s (0.097 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCamp Ground Road (x3), Sugar Run Road, Camp Run Road (WV 26)

Camp Run is a 3.15 mi (5.07 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Wells Run

Course

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Camp Run rises about 1 mile south of Independence, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwesterly into Brooke County to join Buffalo Creek about 1 miles east of Bethany, West Virginia.[3]

Watershed

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Camp Run drains 2.88 square miles (7.5 km2) of area, receives about 39.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 324.80, and is about 51% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Camp Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Camp Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 June 2021.