Tanyard Run (Middle Wheeling Creek tributary)

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Tanyard Run
Tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek
Map of Tanyard Run mouth location
Map of Tanyard Run mouth location
Location of Tanyard Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
Physical characteristics
SourceMarlow Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northeast of Valley Camp, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°03′10″N 080°34′59″W / 40.05278°N 80.58306°W / 40.05278; -80.58306[1]
 • elevation1,140 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthMiddle Wheeling Creek
 • location
Twilight, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°02′11″N 080°35′40″W / 40.03639°N 80.59444°W / 40.03639; -80.59444Coordinates: 40°02′11″N 080°35′40″W / 40.03639°N 80.59444°W / 40.03639; -80.59444[1]
 • elevation
784 ft (239 m)[3]
Length1.53 mi (2.46 km)[4]
Basin size1.34 square miles (3.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationMiddle Wheeling Creek
 • average1.77 cu ft/s (0.050 m3/s) at mouth with Middle Wheeling Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionMiddle Wheeling CreekLittle Wheeling CreekWheeling CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRising Sun Lane, Middle Creek Road

Tanyard Run is a 1.53 mi (2.46 km) long 1st order tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Course[]

Tanyard Run rises about 2 miles northeast of Valley Camp, West Virginia, and then flows southwest to join Middle Wheeling Creek at Twilight.[3]

Watershed[]

Tanyard Run drains 1.33 square miles (3.4 km2) of area, receives about 41.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 267.53, and is about 69% forested.[5]

See also[]

References[]

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