Harmon_Creek_(Ohio_River_tributary)

Harmon Creek (Ohio River tributary)

Harmon Creek (Ohio River tributary)

Tributary of the Ohio River

Harmon Creek is a 15.75 mi (25.35 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Ohio River in Brooke County, West Virginia.

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Variant names

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

  • Hard Bargain Creek
  • Harman's Creek
  • Harmons Creek
  • Horman's Creek
  • Hormans Creek

Course

Harmon Creek rises about 0.2 miles (0.32 km) south of Florence, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows south and west into West Virginia and Brooke County and briefly turns north into Hancock County to join the Ohio River at the south end of Weirton.[3]

Watershed

Harmon Creek drains 42.34 square miles (109.7 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 inches per year (102 cm/year) of precipitation, has a wetness index of 326.37, and is about 70% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "GNIS Detail - Harmon Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  3. [3]
    "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. [4]
    "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  5. [5]
    "Harmon Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
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