Greens Run is a 2.01 mi (3.23 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.
Greens Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Brooke |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Spring Run divide |
• location | about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Pettit Heights, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°14′09″N 080°38′05″W[1] |
• elevation | 1.140 ft (0.347 m)[2] |
Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles south of Marshall Heights, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°15′07″N 080°36′16″W[1] |
• elevation | 658 ft (201 m)[3] |
Length | 2.01 mi (3.23 km)[4] |
Basin size | 1.46 square miles (3.8 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Buffalo Creek |
• average | 1.72 cu ft/s (0.049 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Ohio River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaties |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Greens Run Road |
Greens Run rises about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Pettit Heights, West Virginia, and then flows northeast to join Buffalo Creek about 0.25 miles south of Marshall Terrace.[3]
Greens Run drains 1.46 square miles (3.8 km2) of area, receives about 39.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 280.76, and is about 85% forested.[5]
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