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Boggs Run (Ohio River tributary)

Coordinates: 40°01′36″N 080°48′38″W / 40.02667°N 80.81056°W / 40.02667; -80.81056
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Boggs Run
Tributary to Ohio River
Map of Boggs Run mouth location
Map of Boggs Run mouth location
Location of Boggs Run mouth
Map of Boggs Run mouth location
Map of Boggs Run mouth location
Boggs Run (Ohio River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesWest Virginia
CountyMarshall
CityWheeling
Physical characteristics
SourceBrandau Hollow divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles northwest of Sherrard, West Virginia
 • coordinates39°59′46″N 080°41′02″W / 39.99611°N 80.68389°W / 39.99611; -80.68389[1]
 • elevation1,120 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthOhio River
 • location
Wheeling, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°01′36″N 080°48′38″W / 40.02667°N 80.81056°W / 40.02667; -80.81056[1]
 • elevation
623 ft (190 m)[3]
Length2.67 mi (4.30 km)[4]
Basin size4.94 square miles (12.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationOhio River
 • average6.31 cu ft/s (0.179 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightBrowns Run
BridgesBoggs Run Road (x5), Marshall County Road, Boggs Run Road (x3), Dreamers Run Lane, Boggs Run Road (x5), Alley D, Alley C, US 250/WV 2, Marshall Street

Boggs Run is a 2.67 mi (4.30 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Ohio River in Marshall County, West Virginia.

Course

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Boggs Run rises about 0.25 miles northwest of Sherrard, West Virginia, and then flows northwesterly to join the Ohio River at the south end of Wheeling, West Virginia.[3]

Watershed

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Boggs Run drains 4.94 square miles (12.8 km2) of area, receives about 41.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 269.18, and is about 67% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Boggs Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Boggs Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 June 2021.