Kimlin Run

Kimlin Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Location of Kimlin Run mouth
Kimlin Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourceSpring Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile west of McKinleyville, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°14′11″N 080°37′18″W / 40.23639°N 80.62167°W / 40.23639; -80.62167[1]
 • elevation1.040 ft (0.317 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
about 0.25 miles south of McKinleyville, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°14′15″N 080°36′06″W / 40.23750°N 80.60167°W / 40.23750; -80.60167[1]
 • elevation
705 ft (215 m)[2]
Length1.03 mi (1.66 km)[3]
Basin size0.54 square miles (1.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average0.66 cu ft/s (0.019 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWV 67/2

Kimlin Run is a 1.03 mi (1.66 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]

Course

Kimlin Run rises about 1 mile west of McKinleyville, West Virginia, and then flows east to join Buffalo Creek about 0.25 miles south of McKinleyville.[2]

Watershed

Kimlin Run drains 0.54 square miles (1.4 km2) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 279.16, and is about 85% forested.[4]

See also

References

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