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McCoy Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°03′52″N 080°36′56″W / 40.06444°N 80.61556°W / 40.06444; -80.61556
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McCoy Run
Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek
Map of McCoy Run mouth location
Map of McCoy Run mouth location
Location of McCoy Run mouth
Map of McCoy Run mouth location
Map of McCoy Run mouth location
McCoy Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Physical characteristics
SourcePeters Run divide
 • locationabout 1 northwest of Valley Camp, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°04′50″N 080°37′21″W / 40.08056°N 80.62250°W / 40.08056; -80.62250[1]
 • elevation1,100 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthLittle Wheeling Creek
 • location
Valley Camp, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°03′52″N 080°36′56″W / 40.06444°N 80.61556°W / 40.06444; -80.61556[1]
 • elevation
781 ft (238 m)[3]
Length1.07 mi (1.72 km)[4]
Basin size0.48 square miles (1.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationLittle Wheeling Creek
 • average0.64 cu ft/s (0.018 m3/s) at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionLittle Wheeling CreekWheeling CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

McCoy Run is a 1.07 mi (1.72 km) long 1st order tributary to Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Course

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McCoy Run rises about 1 mile northwest of Valley Camp, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows southeast to join Little Wheeling Creek at Valley Camp.[3]

Watershed

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McCoy Run drains 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2) of area, receives about 41.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 257.47, and is about 78% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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