Mingo Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)
Mingo Run is a 4.83 mi (7.77 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.
| Mingo Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mingo Run mouth  Mingo Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Cross Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 0.5 miles west of Independence, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°15′06″N 080°31′20″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,160 ft (350 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 2 miles northwest of Bethany, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°13′16″N 080°35′29″W[1] |
• elevation | 738 ft (225 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.83 mi (7.77 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.51 square miles (11.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 5.26 cu ft/s (0.149 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaties |
| • right | Ferry Run |
| Bridges | WV 88, WV 24 |
Course
Mingo Run rises in a pond about 0.5 miles west of Independence, West Virginia, and then flows southwesterly to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles northwest of Bethany.[3]
Watershed
Mingo Run drains 4.51 square miles (11.7 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 319.38, and is about 55% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Mingo Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- "Mingo Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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