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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 Show map of West Virginia Mechling Run (the United States) Show map of 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[1]
• elevation	1,040 ft (320 m)[2]
Mouth	Harmon Creek
• location	Colliers, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°22′04″N 080°32′26″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

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

• Meckling Run

Course

Mechling Run rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Colliers, West Virginia, and then flows northwest to join Harmon Creek at Colliers.[3]

Watershed

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

• List of rivers of West Virginia

References

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