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Kimlin Run

Coordinates: 40°14′15″N 080°36′06″W / 40.23750°N 80.60167°W / 40.23750; -80.60167
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Kimlin Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Kimlin Run mouth location
Map of Kimlin Run mouth location
Location of Kimlin Run mouth
Map of Kimlin Run mouth location
Map of Kimlin Run mouth location
Kimlin Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourceSpring Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile west of McKinleyville, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°14′11″N 080°37′18″W / 40.23639°N 80.62167°W / 40.23639; -80.62167[1]
 • elevation1.040 ft (0.317 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles south of McKinleyville, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°14′15″N 080°36′06″W / 40.23750°N 80.60167°W / 40.23750; -80.60167[1]
 • elevation
705 ft (215 m)[2]
Length1.03 mi (1.66 km)[3]
Basin size0.54 square miles (1.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average0.66 cu ft/s (0.019 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWV 67/2

Kimlin Run is a 1.03 mi (1.66 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Kimlin Run rises about 1 mile west of McKinleyville, West Virginia, and then flows east to join Buffalo Creek about 0.25 miles south of McKinleyville.[2]

Watershed

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Kimlin Run drains 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 279.16, and is about 85% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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