Sappingtons Run Explained

Sappingtons Run
Name Other:Tributary to Harmon Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Sappingtons Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Sappingtons Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:West Virginia
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Brooke
Length:2.31miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Harmons Creek
Discharge1 Avg:2.4cuft/s at mouth with Harmon Creek[2]
Source1:unnamed tributary to Harmon Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 2 miles west of Colliers, West Virginia
Source1 Coordinates:40.3692°N -80.5725°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1.14feet[4]
Mouth:Harmon Creek
Mouth Location:Weirton, West Virginia
Mouth Coordinates:40.3897°N -80.5686°W
Mouth Elevation:725feet[5]
Progression:Harmon CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Ohio River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaties
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Morton Hill Road, WV 1, Three Arches Road

Sappingtons Run is a 2.31miles long 1st order tributary to Harmon Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

Sappingtons Run rises about 2 miles west of Colliers, West Virginia, and then flows north and northeast to join Harmon Creek at Weirton.[5]

Watershed

Sappingtons Run drains of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 300.63, and is about 76% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 7 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Sappingtons Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 7 June 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Sappingtons Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 7 June 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 7 June 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 7 June 2021 . en.