Mechling Run is a 1.77 mi (2.85 km) long 1st order tributary to Harmon Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
| Mechling Run Tributary to Harmon Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Mechling Run mouth  Mechling Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Potrock Run divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Colliers, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°21′00″N 080°31′42″W / 40.35000°N 80.52833°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,040 ft (320 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Harmon Creek |
• location | Colliers, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°22′04″N 080°32′26″W / 40.36778°N 80.54056°W[1] |
• elevation | 787 ft (240 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.77 mi (2.85 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.76 square miles (4.6 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Harmons Creek |
| • average | 2.11 cu ft/s (0.060 m3/s) at mouth with Harmon Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Harmon Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaties |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Robinson Lane, WV 1 |
Variant names edit
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Meckling Run
Course edit
Mechling Run rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Colliers, West Virginia, and then flows northwest to join Harmon Creek at Colliers.[3]
Watershed edit
Mechling Run drains 1.76 square miles (4.6 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 295.76, and is about 83% forested.[5]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Mechling Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Mechling Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.