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Greens Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°15′07″N 080°36′16″W / 40.25194°N 80.60444°W / 40.25194; -80.60444
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Greens Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Greens Run mouth location
Map of Greens Run mouth location
Location of Greens Run mouth
Map of Greens Run mouth location
Map of Greens Run mouth location
Greens Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourceSpring Run divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north-northwest of Pettit Heights, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°14′09″N 080°38′05″W / 40.23583°N 80.63472°W / 40.23583; -80.63472[1]
 • elevation1.140 ft (0.347 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles south of Marshall Heights, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°15′07″N 080°36′16″W / 40.25194°N 80.60444°W / 40.25194; -80.60444[1]
 • elevation
658 ft (201 m)[3]
Length2.01 mi (3.23 km)[4]
Basin size1.46 square miles (3.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average1.72 cu ft/s (0.049 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGreens Run Road

Greens Run is a 2.01 mi (3.23 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Course

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Greens Run rises about 0.5 miles north-northwest of Pettit Heights, West Virginia, and then flows northeast to join Buffalo Creek about 0.25 miles south of Marshall Terrace.[3]

Watershed

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Greens Run drains 1.46 square miles (3.8 km2) of area, receives about 39.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 280.76, and is about 85% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Greens Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Greens Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.