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Mingo Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°13′16″N 080°35′29″W / 40.22111°N 80.59139°W / 40.22111; -80.59139
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Mingo Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Mingo Run mouth location
Map of Mingo Run mouth location
Location of Mingo Run mouth
Map of Mingo Run mouth location
Map of Mingo Run mouth location
Mingo Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Cross Creek divide
 • locationpond about 0.5 miles west of Independence, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°15′06″N 080°31′20″W / 40.25167°N 80.52222°W / 40.25167; -80.52222[1]
 • elevation1,160 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
about 2 miles northwest of Bethany, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°13′16″N 080°35′29″W / 40.22111°N 80.59139°W / 40.22111; -80.59139[1]
 • elevation
738 ft (225 m)[3]
Length4.83 mi (7.77 km)[4]
Basin size4.51 square miles (11.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average5.26 cu ft/s (0.149 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightFerry Run
BridgesWV 88, WV 24

Mingo Run is a 4.83 mi (7.77 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Course

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Mingo Run rises in a pond about 0.5 miles west of Independence, West Virginia, and then flows southwesterly to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles northwest of Bethany.[3]

Watershed

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Mingo Run drains 4.51 square miles (11.7 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 319.38, and is about 55% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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