Peters Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary)
| Peters Run Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Peters Run mouth  Peters Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Ohio |
| City | Wheeling |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Short Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile south of Clinton, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°06′47″N 080°36′54″W / 40.11306°N 80.61500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,160 ft (350 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little Wheeling Creek |
• location | Wheeling, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°02′54″N 080°38′33″W / 40.04833°N 80.64250°W[1] |
• elevation | 702 ft (214 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.38 mi (7.05 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 6.25 square miles (16.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little Wheeling Creek |
| • average | 7.71 cu ft/s (0.218 m3/s) at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Wheeling Creek → Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Warden Run Browns Run |
| Bridges | Stewarts Hill Road, Weisman Lane, National Road |
Peters Run is a 4.38 mi (7.05 km) long 3rd order tributary to Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Peter's Run
- Peters Creek
Course
[edit]Peters Run rises about 1 mile south of Clinton, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows south-southwest to join Little Wheeling Creek in the Elm Grove neighborhood of Wheeling.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Peters Run drains 6.25 square miles (16.2 km2) of area, receives about 40.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 281.81, and is about 67% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Peters Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Peters Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.