Laidley Run | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Laidley Run mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Laidley Run mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Ohio Washington |
Length: | 3.16miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Middle Wheeling Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 5.7cuft/s at mouth with Middle Wheeling Creek[2] |
Source1: | unnamed tributary to Robinson Fork divide |
Source1 Location: | about 2.5 miles northeast of Beham, Pennsylvania |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.035°N -80.4914°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1220feet[4] |
Mouth: | Middle Wheeling Creek |
Mouth Location: | about 5 miles north-northwest of Dallas, West Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.0439°N -80.5433°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 948feet[5] |
Progression: | Middle Wheeling Creek → Little Wheeling Creek → Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | Ohio River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Laidleys Run Road (x2) |
Laidley Run is a 3.16miles long 2nd order tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]
Laidley Run rises about 2.5 miles northeast of Beham, Pennsylvania, and then flows westerly into West Virginia to join Middle Wheeling Creek about 5 miles north-northwest of Dallas.[5]
Laidley Run drains of area, receives about 41.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 292.31, and is about 58% forested.[2]