Scott Run (Cross Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°17′54″N 080°32′03″W / 40.29833°N 80.53417°W / 40.29833; -80.53417
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Scott Run
Tributary to Cross Creek
Map of Scott Run mouth location
Map of Scott Run mouth location
Location of Scott Run mouth
Map of Scott Run mouth location
Map of Scott Run mouth location
Scott Run (Cross Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesWest Virginia
Pennsylvania
CountiesBrooke (WV)
Washington (PA)
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork Cross Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southeast of Eldersville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°20′51″N 080°28′36″W / 40.34750°N 80.47667°W / 40.34750; -80.47667[1]
 • elevation1,180 ft (360 m)[2]
MouthCross Creek
 • location
Scott Run, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°17′54″N 080°32′03″W / 40.29833°N 80.53417°W / 40.29833; -80.53417[1]
 • elevation
728 ft (222 m)[3]
Length5.40 mi (8.69 km)[4]
Basin size10.04 square miles (26.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationCross Creek
 • average11.57 cu ft/s (0.328 m3/s) at mouth with Cross Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionCross CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightParmar Run
BridgesWiegmann Road, State Line Road, Cross Creek Road

Scott Run is a 5.40 mi (8.69 km) long 2nd order tributary to Cross Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Course[edit]

Scott Run rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Eldersville, Pennsylvania , in Washington County and then flows southwest into West Virginia to join Cross Creek at Scott Run, West Virginia.[3]

Watershed[edit]

Scott Run drains 10.04 square miles (26.0 km2) of area, receives about 40.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 322.78, and is about 53% forested.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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