Hogtan Run

Hogtan Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Location of Hogtan Run mouth
Hogtan Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourceGirty Run divide
 • locationabout 3 miles east of Windsor Heights, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°11′45″N 080°37′26″W / 40.19583°N 80.62389°W / 40.19583; -80.62389[1]
 • elevation1,100 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
about 2 miles west of Bethany, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°12′17″N 080°35′58″W / 40.20472°N 80.59944°W / 40.20472; -80.59944[1]
 • elevation
741 ft (226 m)[3]
Length1.80 mi (2.90 km)[4]
Basin size1.67 square miles (4.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average2.03 cu ft/s (0.057 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHoagland Run Road, WV 30/1

Hogtan Run is a 1.80 mi (2.90 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

According to the Palmer's Farmer Map of Brooke County, West Virginia, this stream is also known as[6]

  • Hogelands Run

Course

Hogtan Run rises about 3 miles east of Windsor Heights, West Virginia, and then flows east and northeast to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles west of Bethany.[3]

Watershed

Hogtan Run drains 1.69 square miles (4.4 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 295.41, and is about 66% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Hogtan Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Hogtan Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ^ Palmer, John C. "Palmer's farm map of Brooke County, West Virginia". Library of Congress. John C. Palmer. Retrieved 30 May 2021.