| Sappingtons Run Tributary to Harmon Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sappingtons Run mouthShow map of West Virginia Sappingtons Run (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Harmon Creek divide |
| • location | about 2 miles west of Colliers, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°22′09″N 080°34′21″W / 40.36917°N 80.57250°W / 40.36917; -80.57250 |
| • elevation | 1.140 ft (0.347 m) |
| Mouth | Harmon Creek |
| • location | Weirton, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°23′23″N 080°34′07″W / 40.38972°N 80.56861°W / 40.38972; -80.56861 |
| • elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Length | 2.31 mi (3.72 km) |
| Basin size | 2.08 square miles (5.4 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Harmons Creek |
| • average | 2.40 cu ft/s (0.068 m/s) at mouth with Harmon Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Harmon Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaties |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Morton Hill Road, WV 1, Three Arches Road |
Sappingtons Run is a 2.31 mi (3.72 km) long 1st order tributary to Harmon Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Course
Sappingtons Run rises about 2 miles west of Colliers, West Virginia, and then flows north and northeast to join Harmon Creek at Weirton.
Watershed
Sappingtons Run drains 2.08 square miles (5.4 km) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 300.63, and is about 76% forested.
See also
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Sappingtons Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Sappingtons Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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