| Sugarcamp Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sugarcamp Run mouth  Sugarcamp Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Brooke Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Cross Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 1 mile east of Independence, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°15′21″N 080°28′43″W / 40.25583°N 80.47861°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,230 ft (370 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 2 miles southeast of Bethany, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°11′38″N 080°31′45″W / 40.19389°N 80.52917°W[1] |
• elevation | 823 ft (251 m)[3] |
| Length | 6.58 mi (10.59 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 10.00 square miles (25.9 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 11.56 cu ft/s (0.327 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Indian Camp Run Brashears Run |
| Bridges | Sugar Run Road, PA 844, Sugar Run Road (x6) |
Sugarcamp Run is a 6.58 mi (10.59 km) long 3rd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Sugar Camp Run
- Sugar Run
Course
Sugarcamp Run rises about 1 mile east of Independence, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwesterly into Brooke County to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles southeast of Bethany, West Virginia.[3]
Watershed
Sugarcamp Run drains 10.00 square miles (25.9 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.61, and is about 44% forested.[5]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "GNIS Detail - Sugarcamp Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Sugarcamp Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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