Langfitt Run
| Langfitt Run Tributary to Hardin Run | |
|---|---|
  Location of Langfitt Run mouth  Langfitt Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Hancock |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | South Fork Tomlinson Run divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles east of New Manchester, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°31′50″N 080°33′24″W / 40.53056°N 80.55667°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,140 ft (350 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Hardin Run |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of New Manchester, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°30′43″N 080°33′12″W / 40.51194°N 80.55333°W[1] |
• elevation | 971 ft (296 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.44 mi (2.32 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 0.80 square miles (2.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Hardin Run |
| • average | 0.83 cu ft/s (0.024 m3/s) at mouth with Hardin Run[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Hardin Run → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Florence Road, Hardin Run Road |
Langfitt Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[6]
Langfitt Run has the name of Ebenezer Langfitt, a local pioneer.[7]
Course
[edit]Langfitt Run rises about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of New Manchester, West Virginia, in Hancock County and then flows southeast to join Hardin Run at about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of New Manchester.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Langfitt Run drains 0.80 square miles (2.1 km2) of area, receives about 38.0 inches per year (97 cm/year) of precipitation, has a wetness index of 309.75, and is about 51% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Langfitt Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Langfitt Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Langfitt Run
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 360.