Langfitt Run Explained

Langfitt Run
Name Other:Tributary to Hardin Run
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Langfitt Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Langfitt Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:West Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Hancock
Length:1.44miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Hardin Run
Discharge1 Avg:0.83cuft/s at mouth with Hardin Run[2]
Source1:South Fork Tomlinson Run divide
Source1 Location:about 1.5 miles east of New Manchester, West Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:40.5306°N -80.5567°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1140feet[4]
Mouth:Hardin Run
Mouth Location:about 3 miles southeast of New Manchester, West Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:40.5119°N -80.5533°W
Mouth Elevation:971feet[5]
Progression:Hardin RunOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Ohio River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Florence Road, Hardin Run Road

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

Langfitt Run has the name of Ebenezer Langfitt, a local pioneer.[6]

Course

Langfitt Run rises about east of New Manchester, West Virginia, in Hancock County and then flows southeast to join Hardin Run at about southeast of New Manchester.[5]

Watershed

Langfitt Run drains of area, receives about of precipitation, has a wetness index of 309.75, and is about 51% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 24 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Langfitt Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 24 June 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Langfitt Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 24 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 24 June 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 29 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. 360.