Alexanders Run

Alexanders Run is a 3.69 mi (5.94 km) long 1st order tributary to Harmon Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this names in the United States.[1]

Alexanders Run
Tributary to Harmon Creek
Map of Alexanders Run mouth location
Map of Alexanders Run mouth location
Location of Alexanders Run mouth
Map of Alexanders Run mouth location
Map of Alexanders Run mouth location
Alexanders Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Hancock
CityWeirton Heights
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Kings Creek divide
  locationWeirton Heights, West Virginia
  coordinates40°24′30″N 080°33′11″W[1]
  elevation1.090 ft (0.332 m)[2]
MouthHarmon Creek
  location
about 1 mile northwest of Colliers, West Virginia
  coordinates
40°22′30″N 080°31′34″W[1]
  elevation
774 ft (236 m)[3]
Length3.69 mi (5.94 km)[4]
Basin size2.95 square miles (7.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationHarmons Creek
  average3.42 cu ft/s (0.097 m3/s) at mouth with Harmon Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionHarmon CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaties
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesColliers Steel Road (x3)

Course

Alexanders Run rises at Weirton Heights, West Virginia, and then flows south-southwest to join Harmon Creek about 1 mile northwest of Colliers.[3]

Watershed

Alexanders Run drains 2.95 square miles (7.6 km2) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 339.87, and is about 59% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. "GNIS Detail - Alexanders Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. "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. "Alexanders Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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