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Stream in West Virginia, USA
Painters Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourcePotrock Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles west of Fowlerstown, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°17′29″N 080°33′43″W / 40.29139°N 80.56194°W / 40.29139; -80.56194
 • elevation980 ft (300 m)
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • locationMarshall Terrace, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°15′32″N 080°36′01″W / 40.25889°N 80.60028°W / 40.25889; -80.60028
 • elevation658 ft (201 m)
Length2.65 mi (4.26 km)
Basin size3.03 square miles (7.8 km)
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average3.49 cu ft/s (0.099 m/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWV 27

Painters Run is a 2.65 mi (4.26 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Variant names

According to the Palmer's Farm Map of Brooke County, WV in 1914 this stream was also known by:.

  • Panther Run

Course

Painters Run rises about 1.5 miles west of Fowlerstown, West Virginia, and then flows southwest to join Buffalo Creek at Marshall Terrace.

Watershed

Painters Run drains 3.03 square miles (7.8 km) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 287.70, and is about 71% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Painters Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Painters Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. Palmer, John C. "Palmer's farm map of Brooke County, West Virginia". Library of Congress. John C. Palmer. Retrieved 29 May 2021.

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