Glenns Run (Ohio River tributary)
| Glenns Run Tributary to Ohio River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Glenns Run mouth  Glenns Run (Ohio River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| States | West Virginia |
| County | Ohio |
| City | Wheeling |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Souttell Run divide |
| • location | about 2 miles east of Wheeling, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°07′25″N 080°42′18″W / 40.12361°N 80.70500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,100 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Ohio River |
• location | Wheeling, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°07′59″N 080°40′15″W / 40.13306°N 80.67083°W[1] |
• elevation | 623 ft (190 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.49 mi (4.01 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.79 square miles (7.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ohio River |
| • average | 3.25 cu ft/s (0.092 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Cherry Hill Road, WV 2 |
Glenns Run is a 2.49 mi (4.01 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ohio River in Ohio County, West Virginia.
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Glens Run
Course
[edit]Glenns Run rises about 2 miles east of Wheeling, West Virginia, and then flows westerly to join the Ohio River in the Warwood neighborhood of Wheeling, West Virginia.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Glenns Run drains 2.79 square miles (7.2 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 304.81, and is about 70% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Glenns Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Glenns Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.