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Peters Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°02′54″N 080°38′33″W / 40.04833°N 80.64250°W / 40.04833; -80.64250
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Peters Run
Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek
Map of Peters Run mouth location
Map of Peters Run mouth location
Location of Peters Run mouth
Map of Peters Run mouth location
Map of Peters Run mouth location
Peters Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyOhio
CityWheeling
Physical characteristics
SourceShort Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Clinton, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°06′47″N 080°36′54″W / 40.11306°N 80.61500°W / 40.11306; -80.61500[1]
 • elevation1,160 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthLittle Wheeling Creek
 • location
Wheeling, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°02′54″N 080°38′33″W / 40.04833°N 80.64250°W / 40.04833; -80.64250[1]
 • elevation
702 ft (214 m)[3]
Length4.38 mi (7.05 km)[4]
Basin size6.25 square miles (16.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationLittle Wheeling Creek
 • average7.71 cu ft/s (0.218 m3/s) at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionLittle Wheeling CreekWheeling CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightWarden Run
Browns Run
BridgesStewarts Hill Road, Weisman Lane, National Road

Peters Run is a 4.38 mi (7.05 km) long 3rd order tributary to Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Variant names

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

  • Peter's Run
  • Peters Creek

Course

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Peters Run rises about 1 mile south of Clinton, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows south-southwest to join Little Wheeling Creek in the Elm Grove neighborhood of Wheeling.[3]

Watershed

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Peters Run drains 6.25 square miles (16.2 km2) of area, receives about 40.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 281.81, and is about 67% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Peters Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Peters Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 June 2021.