Potrock Run is a 1.68 mi (2.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Cross Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Potrock Run Tributary to Cross Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Brooke
Physical characteristics
Source	Pierce Run divide
• location	Fowlerstown, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°16′52″N 080°33′02″W[1]
• elevation	1,020 ft (310 m)[2]
Mouth	Cross Creek
• location	about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°18′08″N 080°32′44″W[1]
• elevation	712 ft (217 m)[3]
Length	1.68 mi (2.70 km)[4]
Basin size	1.18 square miles (3.1 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Cross Creek
• average	1.41 cu ft/s (0.040 m3/s) at mouth with Cross Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Cross Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Ohio River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Pot Rock Road (x2)

Course

Potrock Run rises at Fowlerstown, West Virginia, in Brooke County, West Virginia and then flows generally north to join Cross Creek about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia.[3]

Watershed

Potrock Run drains 1.18 square miles (3.1 km²) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 275.88, and is about 69% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Rivers of West Virginia

References