Peters Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary) explained

Peters Run
Name Other:Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Peters Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Peters 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:4.38miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Little Wheeling Creek
Discharge1 Avg:7.71cuft/s at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek[2]
Source1:Short Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 1 mile south of Clinton, West Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:40.1131°N -80.615°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1160feet[4]
Mouth:Little Wheeling Creek
Mouth Location:Wheeling, West Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:40.0483°N -80.6425°W
Mouth Elevation:702feet[5]
Progression:Little Wheeling CreekWheeling CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Ohio River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Warden Run
Browns Run
Bridges:Stewarts Hill Road, Weisman Lane, National Road

Peters Run is a 4.38miles long 3rd order tributary to Little 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

Peters Run rises about 1 mile south of Clinton, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows south-southwest to join Little Wheeling Creek in the Elm Grove neighborhood of Wheeling.[5]

Watershed

Peters Run drains of area, receives about 40.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 281.81, and is about 67% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

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