Girty Run Explained

Girty Run
Name Other:Tributary to Short Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Girty Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Girty Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:West Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Brooke
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Short Creek
Length:2.07miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Short Creek
Discharge1 Avg:3.22cuft/s at mouth with Short Creek[2]
Source1:Hogtan Run divide
Source1 Location:pond about 2.5 miles east of Windsor Heights, West Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:40.1919°N -80.6286°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1110feet[4]
Mouth:Ohio River
Mouth Location:Short Creek, West Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:40.1856°N -80.6631°W
Mouth Elevation:659feet[5]
Progression:Short CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Ohio River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Newlands Run
Bridges:Bg Lane, Simon Lane, Wainwright Street

Girty Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.

Girty Run most likely has the name of Simon Girty (1741–1818), an American colonial.[6]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 28 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Girty Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 28 May 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Girty Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 28 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 28 May 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 28 May 2021 . en.
  6. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 268.