Mingo Run is a 4.83 mi (7.77 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Mingo Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Brooke
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed tributary to Cross Creek divide
• location	pond about 0.5 miles west of Independence, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°15′06″N 080°31′20″W[1]
• elevation	1,160 ft (350 m)[2]
Mouth	Buffalo Creek
• location	about 2 miles northwest of Bethany, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°13′16″N 080°35′29″W[1]
• elevation	738 ft (225 m)[3]
Length	4.83 mi (7.77 km)[4]
Basin size	4.51 square miles (11.7 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Buffalo Creek
• average	5.26 cu ft/s (0.149 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	Ferry Run
Bridges	WV 88, WV 24

Course

Mingo Run rises in a pond about 0.5 miles west of Independence, West Virginia, and then flows southwesterly to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles northwest of Bethany.[3]

Watershed

Mingo Run drains 4.51 square miles (11.7 km²) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 319.38, and is about 55% forested.[5]

See also

• List of rivers of West Virginia

References