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Parmar Run

Coordinates: 40°18′05″N 080°31′50″W / 40.30139°N 80.53056°W / 40.30139; -80.53056
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Parmar Run
Tributary to Scott Run
Map of Parmar Run mouth location
Map of Parmar Run mouth location
Location of Parmar Run mouth
Map of Parmar Run mouth location
Map of Parmar Run mouth location
Parmar Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatesWest Virginia
Pennsylvania
CountiesBrooke (WV)
Washington (PA)
Physical characteristics
SourceHarman Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles east of Mechling Hill on the Pennsylvania State Line
 • coordinates40°20′58″N 080°31′09″W / 40.34944°N 80.51917°W / 40.34944; -80.51917[1]
 • elevation1,140 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthScott Run
 • location
Scott Run, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°18′05″N 080°31′50″W / 40.30139°N 80.53056°W / 40.30139; -80.53056[1]
 • elevation
741 ft (226 m)[3]
Length3.54 mi (5.70 km)[4]
Basin size2.60 square miles (6.7 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationScott Run
 • average3.07 cu ft/s (0.087 m3/s) at mouth with Scott Run[5]
Basin features
ProgressionScott RunCross CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesAmspoker Road (x2)

Parmar Run is a 3.54 mi (5.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Scott Run in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Parmar Run rises about 2 miles east of Mechling Hill in Washington County on the Pennsylvania State Line and then flows southwest into West Virginia to join Scott Run at Scott Run, West Virginia.[3]

Watershed

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Parmar Run drains 2.60 square miles (6.7 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 317.44, and is about 54% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Parmar 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 "Parmar Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 6 June 2021.