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Sugarcamp Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°11′38″N 080°31′45″W / 40.19389°N 80.52917°W / 40.19389; -80.52917
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Sugarcamp Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Sugarcamp Run mouth location
Map of Sugarcamp Run mouth location
Location of Sugarcamp Run mouth
Map of Sugarcamp Run mouth location
Map of Sugarcamp Run mouth location
Sugarcamp Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
Pennsylvania
CountiesBrooke
Washington
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Cross Creek divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile east of Independence, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°15′21″N 080°28′43″W / 40.25583°N 80.47861°W / 40.25583; -80.47861[1]
 • elevation1,230 ft (370 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
about 2 miles southeast of Bethany, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°11′38″N 080°31′45″W / 40.19389°N 80.52917°W / 40.19389; -80.52917[1]
 • elevation
823 ft (251 m)[3]
Length6.58 mi (10.59 km)[4]
Basin size10.00 square miles (25.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average11.56 cu ft/s (0.327 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightIndian Camp Run
Brashears Run
BridgesSugar Run Road, PA 844, Sugar Run Road (x6)

Sugarcamp Run is a 6.58 mi (10.59 km) long 3rd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Variant names

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

  • Sugar Camp Run
  • Sugar Run

Course

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Sugarcamp Run rises about 1 mile east of Independence, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwesterly into Brooke County to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles southeast of Bethany, West Virginia.[3]

Watershed

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Sugarcamp Run drains 10.00 square miles (25.9 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.61, and is about 44% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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