Browns Run (Peters Run tributary)

Browns Run is a 1.91 mi (3.07 km) long 2nd order tributary to Peters Run in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Browns Run
Tributary to Peters Run
Map of Browns Run mouth location
Map of Browns Run mouth location
Location of Browns Run mouth
Map of Browns Run mouth location
Map of Browns Run mouth location
Browns Run (Peters Run tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Physical characteristics
SourceWaddles Run divide
 • locationpond about 2.5 miles northeast of Wheeling, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°05′20″N 080°39′00″W / 40.08889°N 80.65000°W / 40.08889; -80.65000[1]
 • elevation1,160 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthPeters Run
 • location
Eden, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°03′59″N 080°38′18″W / 40.06639°N 80.63833°W / 40.06639; -80.63833[1]
 • elevation
830 ft (250 m)[3]
Length1.96 mi (3.15 km)[4]
Basin size1.37 square miles (3.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationPeters Run
 • average1.76 cu ft/s (0.050 m3/s) at mouth with Peters Run[5]
Basin features
ProgressionPeters RunLittle Wheeling CreekWheeling CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBrowns Run Road (x4), Peters Run Road

Variant names

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

  • Brown's Run

Course

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Browns Run rises in a pond about 2.5 miles northeast of Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows southeast to Peters Run at Eden.[3]

Watershed

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Browns Run drains 1.37 square miles (3.5 km2) of area, receives about 41.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 275.95, and is about 58% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Browns Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Waddles Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.