Pierce_Run_(Buffalo_Creek_tributary)

Pierce Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Pierce Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Stream in West Virginia, USA

Pierce Run is a 4.21 mi (6.78 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek 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]

  • Pierces Run

Course

Pierce Run rises in Franklin, West Virginia, and then flows south and southwest to join Buffalo Creek about 0.25 miles southeast of McKinleyville.[3]

Watershed

Pierce Run drains 5.07 square miles (13.1 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 299.07, and is about 74% forested.[5]

See also

References

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

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