Hukill Run Explained

Hukill Run
Name Other:Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hukill Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Hukill Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:West Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Brooke
Length:2.12miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Buffalo Creek
Discharge1 Avg:1.67cuft/s at mouth with Buffalo Creek[2]
Source1:unnamed tributary to Ohio River divide
Source1 Location:about 2 miles east-southeast of Power, West Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:40.2072°N -80.63°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1118feet[4]
Mouth:Buffalo Creek
Mouth Location:about 2 miles west-northwest of Bethany, West Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:40.2131°N -80.5958°W
Mouth Elevation:739feet[5]
Progression:Buffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Ohio River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaties
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:WV 30 (x2), Paw Paw Ridge Lane, WV 30

Hukill Run is a 2.12miles long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. It is likely named for the landowner that owns the confluence of this run and Buffalo Creek.[6]

Course

Hukill Run rises about 2 miles east of Power, West Virginia, and then flows east to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles west-northwest of Bethany.[5]

Watershed

Hukill Run drains of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 293.62, and is about 68% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 29 May 2021.
  2. Web site: Hukill Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 29 May 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Hukill Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 29 May 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 29 May 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 29 May 2021 . en.
  6. Web site: Palmer . John C. . Palmer's farm map of Brooke County, West Virginia . Library of Congress. John C. Palmer . 29 May 2021.