Peters Run is a 4.38 mi (7.05 km) long 3rd order tributary to Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Peters Run Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Ohio
City	Wheeling
Physical characteristics
Source	Short Creek divide
• location	about 1 mile south of Clinton, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°06′47″N 080°36′54″W[1]
• elevation	1,160 ft (350 m)[2]
Mouth	Little Wheeling Creek
• location	Wheeling, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°02′54″N 080°38′33″W[1]
• elevation	702 ft (214 m)[3]
Length	4.38 mi (7.05 km)[4]
Basin size	6.25 square miles (16.2 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Little Wheeling Creek
• average	7.71 cu ft/s (0.218 m3/s) at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Little Wheeling Creek → Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Ohio River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	Warden Run Browns Run
Bridges	Stewarts Hill Road, Weisman Lane, National Road

Variant names

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

• Peter's Run
• Peters Creek

Course

Peters Run rises about 1 mile south of Clinton, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows south-southwest to join Little Wheeling Creek in the Elm Grove neighborhood of Wheeling.[3]

Watershed

Peters Run drains 6.25 square miles (16.2 km²) of area, receives about 40.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 281.81, and is about 67% forested.[5]

See also

• List of rivers of West Virginia

References