Alexanders Run Explained

Alexanders Run
Name Other:Tributary to Harmon Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Alexanders Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Alexanders Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:West Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Brooke
Hancock
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Weirton Heights
Length:3.69miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Harmons Creek
Discharge1 Avg:3.42cuft/s at mouth with Harmon Creek[2]
Source1:unnamed tributary to Kings Creek divide
Source1 Location:Weirton Heights, West Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:40.4083°N -80.5531°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1.09feet[4]
Mouth:Harmon Creek
Mouth Location:about 1 mile northwest of Colliers, West Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:40.375°N -80.5261°W
Mouth Elevation:774feet[5]
Progression:Harmon CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Ohio River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaties
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Colliers Steel Road (x3)

Alexanders Run is a 3.69miles long 1st order tributary to Harmon Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

Alexanders Run rises at Weirton Heights, West Virginia, and then flows south-southwest to join Harmon Creek about 1 mile northwest of Colliers.[5]

Watershed

Alexanders Run drains of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 339.87, and is about 59% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 7 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Alexanders Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 7 June 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Alexanders Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 7 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 7 June 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 7 June 2021 . en.