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Hardin Run

Coordinates: 40°30′03″N 080°36′45″W / 40.50083°N 80.61250°W / 40.50083; -80.61250
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Hardin Run
Tributary to Ohio River
Map of Hardin Run mouth location
Map of Hardin Run mouth location
Location of Hardin Run mouth
Map of Hardin Run mouth location
Map of Hardin Run mouth location
Hardin Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHancock
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork Kings Creek divide
 • locationabout 3.5 miles southeast of New Manchester, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°31′02″N 080°31′27″W / 40.51722°N 80.52417°W / 40.51722; -80.52417[1]
 • elevation1,100 ft (340 m)<[2]
MouthOhio River
 • location
New Cumberland, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°30′03″N 080°36′45″W / 40.50083°N 80.61250°W / 40.50083; -80.61250[1]
 • elevation
644 ft (196 m)[3]
Length5.64 mi (9.08 km)[4]
Basin size7.73 square miles (20.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationOhio River
 • average7.41 cu ft/s (0.210 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightLangfitt Run
Herron Run
BridgesWV 2(Hardin Run Road) (x3), Webster Lane, WV 2(Hardin Run Road) (x3), Sedgewick Street, Fillmore Street, WV 2

Hardin Run is a 5.64 mi (9.08 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ohio River in Hancock County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Hardins Run

Course

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Hardin Run rises about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of New Manchester, West Virginia, in Hancock County and then flows generally west-southwest to join the Ohio River at New Cumberland.[3]

Watershed

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Hardin Run drains 7.73 square miles (20.0 km2) of area, receives about 38.0 inches per year (97 cm/year) of precipitation, has a wetness index of 298.97, and is about 73% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Hardin Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Hardin Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 June 2021.