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Grog Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°13′30″N 080°35′32″W / 40.22500°N 80.59222°W / 40.22500; -80.59222
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Grog Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Grog Run mouth location
Map of Grog Run mouth location
Location of Grog Run mouth
Map of Grog Run mouth location
Map of Grog Run mouth location
Grog Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
Sourceunnamed tributary to Ohio River divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles east of Power, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°12′42″N 080°38′04″W / 40.21167°N 80.63444°W / 40.21167; -80.63444[1]
 • elevation1,090 ft (330 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
about 2 miles northwest of Bethany, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°13′30″N 080°35′32″W / 40.22500°N 80.59222°W / 40.22500; -80.59222[1]
 • elevation
738 ft (225 m)[3]
Length2.53 mi (4.07 km)[4]
Basin size2.29 square miles (5.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average2.71 cu ft/s (0.077 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Grog Run is a 2.53 mi (4.07 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Course

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Grog Run rises about 1.5 miles east of Power, West Virginia, and then flows west-northwest to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles northwest of Bethany.[3]

Watershed

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Grog Run drains 2.29 square miles (5.9 km2) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 300.19, and is about 83% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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