Stotts Run

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Stotts Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Stotts Run mouth location
Map of Stotts Run mouth location
Location of Stotts Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Fork Short Creek divide
 • locationpond about 1.5 miles north of West Liberty, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°11′07″N 080°36′21″W / 40.18528°N 80.60583°W / 40.18528; -80.60583[1]
 • elevation1,150 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
about 1 mile west of Bethany, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°11′53″N 080°35′02″W / 40.19806°N 80.58389°W / 40.19806; -80.58389Coordinates: 40°11′53″N 080°35′02″W / 40.19806°N 80.58389°W / 40.19806; -80.58389[1]
 • elevation
764 ft (233 m)[3]
Length1.77 mi (2.85 km)[4]
Basin size1.90 square miles (4.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average2.03 cu ft/s (0.057 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Stotts Run is a 1.77 mi (2.85 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names[]

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

  • Scott Run
  • Scotts Run

Course[]

Stotts Run rises about 1.5 miles north of West Liberty, West Virginia, and then flows east and northeast to join Buffalo Creek about 1 mile west of Bethany.[3]

Watershed[]

Stotts Run drains 1.90 square miles (4.9 km2) of area, receives about 40.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 288.24, and is about 72% forested.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Stotts Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Hogtan Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.

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