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Painters Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°15′32″N 080°36′01″W / 40.25889°N 80.60028°W / 40.25889; -80.60028
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Painters Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Painters Run mouth location
Map of Painters Run mouth location
Location of Painters Run mouth
Map of Painters Run mouth location
Map of Painters Run mouth location
Painters Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourcePotrock Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles west of Fowlerstown, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°17′29″N 080°33′43″W / 40.29139°N 80.56194°W / 40.29139; -80.56194[1]
 • elevation980 ft (300 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
Marshall Terrace, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°15′32″N 080°36′01″W / 40.25889°N 80.60028°W / 40.25889; -80.60028[1]
 • elevation
658 ft (201 m)[3]
Length2.65 mi (4.26 km)[4]
Basin size3.03 square miles (7.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average3.49 cu ft/s (0.099 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWV 27

Painters Run is a 2.65 mi (4.26 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Variant names

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According to the Palmer's Farm Map of Brooke County, WV in 1914 this stream was also known by:.[6]

  • Panther Run

Course

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Painters Run rises about 1.5 miles west of Fowlerstown, West Virginia, and then flows southwest to join Buffalo Creek at Marshall Terrace.[3]

Watershed

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Painters Run drains 3.03 square miles (7.8 km2) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 287.70, and is about 71% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Painters 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 "Painters Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  6. ^ Palmer, John C. "Palmer's farm map of Brooke County, West Virginia". Library of Congress. John C. Palmer. Retrieved 29 May 2021.