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Gashell Run

Coordinates: 40°03′52″N 080°36′22″W / 40.06444°N 80.60611°W / 40.06444; -80.60611
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Gashell Run
Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek
Map of Gashell Run mouth location
Map of Gashell Run mouth location
Location of Gashell Run mouth
Map of Gashell Run mouth location
Map of Gashell Run mouth location
Gashell Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Physical characteristics
SourcePeters Run divide
 • locationabout 2.5 miles northwest of Roneys Point, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°05′29″N 080°37′14″W / 40.09139°N 80.62056°W / 40.09139; -80.62056[1]
 • elevation1,120 ft (340 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
Valley Camp, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°03′52″N 080°36′22″W / 40.06444°N 80.60611°W / 40.06444; -80.60611[1]
 • elevation
781 ft (238 m)[3]
Length2.02 mi (3.25 km)[4]
Basin size1.18 square miles (3.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationLittle Wheeling Creek
 • average1.53 cu ft/s (0.043 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
BridgesGashell Run Road, US 40

Gashell Run is a 2.02 mi (3.25 km) long 1st order tributary to Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Gashell Run rises about 2.5 miles northwest of Roneys Point, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows southeast to join Little Wheeling Creek at Valley Camp.[3]

Watershed

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Gashell Run drains 1.18 square miles (3.1 km2) of area, receives about 41.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 275.29, and is about 73% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Gashell Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Gashell Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 July 2021.