Long Run (Wheeling Creek tributary) explained

Long Run
Name Other:Tributary to Wheeling Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Long Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Long Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:West Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Ohio
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Wheeling
Length:4.35miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Wheeling Creek
Discharge1 Avg:8.18cuft/s at mouth with Wheeling Creek[2]
Source1:Short Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 2 miles west of Clinton, West Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:40.1228°N -80.6567°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1100feet[4]
Mouth:Wheeling Creek
Mouth Location:Wheeling, West Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:40.0267°N -80.7272°W
Mouth Elevation:640feet[5]
Progression:Wheeling CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Ohio River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Pogue Run
Waddles Run
Bridges:Shawnee Road, Pearson Drive, WV 7, WV 13, WV 7, Washington Farms, Bryan Drive, Wells Street, WV 88 (x2), Park Road, Homestead Avenue, US 40

Long Run is a 4.35miles long 2nd order tributary to Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[3]

Course

Long Run rises about 2 miles west of Clinton, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows southwest to Wheeling Creek at Wheeling.[5]

Watershed

Long Run drains of area, receives about 40.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 298.89, and is about 53% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 26 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Long Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 26 June 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Long Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 26 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 26 June 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 26 June 2021 . en.