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Gillespie Run is a 2.95 mi (4.75 km) long 2nd order tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Gillespie Run
Tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek
Location of Gillespie Run mouth
Gillespie Run (Middle Wheeling Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
Pennsylvania
CountyOhio
Washington
Physical characteristics
SourceBeham Run divide
  locationabout 0.25 miles northwest of Beham, Pennsylvania
  coordinates40°01′37″N 080°30′52″W[1]
  elevation1,190 ft (360 m)[2]
MouthMiddle Wheeling Creek
  location
about 0.5 miles south of Camp Giscowhego, West Virginia
  coordinates
40°02′07″N 080°33′45″W[1]
  elevation
909 ft (277 m)[3]
Length2.95 mi (4.75 km)[4]
Basin size3.37 square miles (8.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationMiddle Wheeling Creek
  average4.49 cu ft/s (0.127 m3/s) at mouth with Middle Wheeling Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionMiddle Wheeling CreekLittle Wheeling CreekWheeling CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDallas Pike, Oklahoma Road

Variant names


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


Course


Gillespie Run rises about 0.25 miles northwest of Beham, Pennsylvania, and then flows west-northwesterly to join Middle Wheeling Creek about 0.5 miles south of Camp Giscowhego.[3]


Watershed


Gillespie Run drains 3.37 square miles (8.7 km2) of area, receives about 41.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 280.65, and is about 70% forested.[5]


See also



References


  1. "GNIS Detail - Gillespie Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
  5. "Gillespie Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.



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