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Stream in West Virginia, USA
Mechling Run
Tributary to Harmon Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Physical characteristics
SourcePotrock Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southeast of Colliers, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°21′00″N 080°31′42″W / 40.35000°N 80.52833°W / 40.35000; -80.52833
 • elevation1,040 ft (320 m)
MouthHarmon Creek
 • locationColliers, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°22′04″N 080°32′26″W / 40.36778°N 80.54056°W / 40.36778; -80.54056
 • elevation787 ft (240 m)
Length1.77 mi (2.85 km)
Basin size1.76 square miles (4.6 km)
Discharge 
 • locationHarmons Creek
 • average2.11 cu ft/s (0.060 m/s) at mouth with Harmon Creek
Basin features
ProgressionHarmon Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRobinson Lane, WV 1

Mechling Run is a 1.77 mi (2.85 km) long 1st order tributary to Harmon Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

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

  • Meckling Run

Course

Mechling Run rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Colliers, West Virginia, and then flows northwest to join Harmon Creek at Colliers.

Watershed

Mechling Run drains 1.76 square miles (4.6 km) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 295.76, and is about 83% forested.

See also

References

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

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