Addis Run
| Addis Run Tributary to North Fork Hughes River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Addis Run mouth  Addis Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Ritchie |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Third Run divide |
| • location | about 2 miles southwest of Harrisville, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 39°10′50″N 081°04′57″W / 39.18056°N 81.08250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 960 ft (290 m)[2] |
| Mouth | North Fork Hughes River |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Riverside, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 39°11′06″N 081°09′41″W / 39.18500°N 81.16139°W[1] |
• elevation | 663 ft (202 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.70 mi (7.56 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.89 square miles (12.7 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | North Fork Hughes River |
| • average | 7.03 cu ft/s (0.199 m3/s) at mouth with North Fork Hughes River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | North Fork Hughes River → Hughes River → Little Kanawha River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | WV 31, Buttercup Lane, Bias Road, Pew Hill Road, Moneypenny Lane |
Addis Run is a tributary stream of the Hughes River in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[6]
Addis Run has the name of a local landowner.[7] This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course[edit]
Addis Run rises about 2 miles southwest of Harrisville, West Virginia, in Ritchie County and then flows generally west to join North Fork Hughes River about 1 mile northeast of Riverside.[3]
Watershed[edit]
Addis Run drains 4.89 square miles (12.7 km2) of area, receives about 44.8 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 258.50, and is about 89% forested.[5]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Addis Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Addis Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Addis Run
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 73.