Potrock Run Explained

Potrock Run
Name Other:Tributary to Cross Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Potrock Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Potrock Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:West Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Brooke
Length:1.68miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Cross Creek
Discharge1 Avg:1.41cuft/s at mouth with Cross Creek[2]
Source1:Pierce Run divide
Source1 Location:Fowlerstown, West Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:40.2811°N -80.5506°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1020feet[4]
Mouth:Cross Creek
Mouth Location:about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:40.3022°N -80.5456°W
Mouth Elevation:712feet[5]
Progression:Cross CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Ohio River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Pot Rock Road (x2)

Potrock Run is a 1.68miles long 1st order tributary to Cross Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

Potrock Run rises at Fowlerstown, West Virginia, in Brooke County, West Virginia and then flows generally north to join Cross Creek about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia.[5]

Watershed

Potrock Run drains of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 275.88, and is about 69% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 5 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Potrock Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 6 June 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Potrock Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 6 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 6 June 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 5 June 2021 . en.