Sugarcamp Run is a 6.58 mi (10.59 km) long 3rd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Sugarcamp Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia Pennsylvania
Counties	Brooke Washington
Physical characteristics
Source	unnamed tributary to Cross Creek divide
• location	pond about 1 mile east of Independence, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°15′21″N 080°28′43″W[1]
• elevation	1,230 ft (370 m)[2]
Mouth	Buffalo Creek
• location	about 2 miles southeast of Bethany, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°11′38″N 080°31′45″W[1]
• elevation	823 ft (251 m)[3]
Length	6.58 mi (10.59 km)[4]
Basin size	10.00 square miles (25.9 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Buffalo Creek
• average	11.56 cu ft/s (0.327 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 tributaries
• right	Indian Camp Run Brashears Run
Bridges	Sugar Run Road, PA 844, Sugar Run Road (x6)

Variant names

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

• Sugar Camp Run
• Sugar Run

Course

Sugarcamp Run rises about 1 mile east of Independence, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwesterly into Brooke County to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles southeast of Bethany, West Virginia.[3]

Watershed

Sugarcamp Run drains 10.00 square miles (25.9 km²) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.61, and is about 44% forested.[5]

See also

• List of rivers of West Virginia

References