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Mechling Run

Coordinates: 40°22′04″N 080°32′26″W / 40.36778°N 80.54056°W / 40.36778; -80.54056
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Mechling Run
Tributary to Harmon Creek
Map of Mechling Run mouth location
Map of Mechling Run mouth location
Location of Mechling Run mouth
Map of Mechling Run mouth location
Map of Mechling Run mouth location
Mechling Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourcePotrock Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southeast of Colliers, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°21′00″N 080°31′42″W / 40.35000°N 80.52833°W / 40.35000; -80.52833[1]
 • elevation1,040 ft (320 m)[2]
MouthHarmon Creek
 • location
Colliers, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°22′04″N 080°32′26″W / 40.36778°N 80.54056°W / 40.36778; -80.54056[1]
 • elevation
787 ft (240 m)[3]
Length1.77 mi (2.85 km)[4]
Basin size1.76 square miles (4.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationHarmons Creek
 • average2.11 cu ft/s (0.060 m3/s) at mouth with Harmon Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionHarmon CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRobinson Lane, WV 1

Mechling Run is a 1.77 mi (2.85 km) long 1st order tributary to Harmon Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Meckling Run

Course

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Mechling Run rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Colliers, West Virginia, and then flows northwest to join Harmon Creek at Colliers.[3]

Watershed

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Mechling Run drains 1.76 square miles (4.6 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 295.76, and is about 83% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Mechling Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Mechling Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.