Muchmores Run
Appearance
Muchmores Run Tributary to Ohio River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Hancock |
City | Newell |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Congo Run divide |
• location | about 2.5 miles south of Newell, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°35′48″N 080°36′07″W / 40.59667°N 80.60194°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,060 ft (320 m)[2] |
Mouth | Ohio River |
• location | Newell, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°37′17″N 080°36′31″W / 40.62139°N 80.60861°W[1] |
• elevation | 665 ft (203 m)[3] |
Length | 2.17 mi (3.49 km)[4] |
Basin size | 1.36 square miles (3.5 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Ohio River |
• average | 1.38 cu ft/s (0.039 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Ohio River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Arena Drive, Glendale Road (x3), 6th Street, WV 2, Fiesta Drive |
Muchmores Run is a 2.17 mi (3.49 km) long 1st order tributary to the Ohio River in Hancock County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course
[edit]Muchmores Run rises about 2.5 miles south of Newell, West Virginia, in Hancock County and then flows north to join the Ohio River at Newell.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Muchmores Run drains 1.36 square miles (3.5 km2) of area, receives about 38.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 297.98, and is about 78% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Muchmores Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Muchmores Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 June 2021.