Potrock Run
| Potrock Run Tributary to Cross Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Potrock Run mouth  Potrock Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Pierce Run divide |
| • location | Fowlerstown, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°16′52″N 080°33′02″W / 40.28111°N 80.55056°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,020 ft (310 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cross Creek |
• location | about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°18′08″N 080°32′44″W / 40.30222°N 80.54556°W[1] |
• elevation | 712 ft (217 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.68 mi (2.70 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.18 square miles (3.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cross Creek |
| • average | 1.41 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s) at mouth with Cross Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Cross Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Pot Rock Road (x2) |
Potrock Run is a 1.68 mi (2.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Cross Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course
[edit]Potrock Run rises at Fowlerstown, West Virginia, in Brooke County, West Virginia and then flows generally north to join Cross Creek about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Potrock Run drains 1.18 square miles (3.1 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 275.88, and is about 69% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Potrock Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Potrock Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 June 2021.