Painters Run is a 2.65 mi (4.26 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Painters Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Brooke
Physical characteristics
Source	Potrock Run divide
• location	about 1.5 miles west of Fowlerstown, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°17′29″N 080°33′43″W[1]
• elevation	980 ft (300 m)[2]
Mouth	Buffalo Creek
• location	Marshall Terrace, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°15′32″N 080°36′01″W[1]
• elevation	658 ft (201 m)[3]
Length	2.65 mi (4.26 km)[4]
Basin size	3.03 square miles (7.8 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Buffalo Creek
• average	3.49 cu ft/s (0.099 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	WV 27

Variant names

According to the Palmer's Farm Map of Brooke County, WV in 1914 this stream was also known by:.[6]

• Panther Run

Course

Painters Run rises about 1.5 miles west of Fowlerstown, West Virginia, and then flows southwest to join Buffalo Creek at Marshall Terrace.[3]

Watershed

Painters Run drains 3.03 square miles (7.8 km²) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 287.70, and is about 71% forested.[5]

See also

• List of rivers of West Virginia

References