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Stream in West Virginia, USA
McCoy Run
Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Physical characteristics
SourcePeters Run divide
 • locationabout 1 northwest of Valley Camp, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°04′50″N 080°37′21″W / 40.08056°N 80.62250°W / 40.08056; -80.62250
 • elevation1,100 ft (340 m)
MouthLittle Wheeling Creek
 • locationValley Camp, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°03′52″N 080°36′56″W / 40.06444°N 80.61556°W / 40.06444; -80.61556
 • elevation781 ft (238 m)
Length1.07 mi (1.72 km)
Basin size0.48 square miles (1.2 km)
Discharge 
 • locationLittle Wheeling Creek
 • average0.64 cu ft/s (0.018 m/s) at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek
Basin features
ProgressionLittle Wheeling CreekWheeling CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

McCoy Run is a 1.07 mi (1.72 km) long 1st order tributary to Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Course

McCoy Run rises about 1 mile northwest of Valley Camp, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows southeast to join Little Wheeling Creek at Valley Camp.

Watershed

McCoy Run drains 0.48 square miles (1.2 km) of area, receives about 41.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 257.47, and is about 78% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - McCoy Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  5. ^ "McCoy Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 5 July 2021.

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