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DIXON RUN (LITTLE WHEELING CREEK TRIBUTARY) Latitude and Longitude:

40°04′44″N 080°35′24″W / 40.07889°N 80.59000°W / 40.07889; -80.59000
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Dixon Run
Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek
Map of Dixon Run mouth location
Map of Dixon Run mouth location
Location of Dixon Run mouth
Map of Dixon Run mouth location
Map of Dixon Run mouth location
Dixon Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Ohio
Physical characteristics
Source Short Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles southeast of Clinton, West Virginia
 • coordinates 40°07′00″N 080°35′52″W / 40.11667°N 80.59778°W / 40.11667; -80.59778 [1]
 • elevation1,180 ft (360 m) [2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles southwest of Point Mills, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°04′44″N 080°35′24″W / 40.07889°N 80.59000°W / 40.07889; -80.59000 [1]
 • elevation
863 ft (263 m) [3]
Length2.60 mi (4.18 km) [4]
Basin size1.69 square miles (4.4 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Little Wheeling Creek
 • average2.18 cu ft/s (0.062 m3/s) at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek [5]
Basin features
Progression Little Wheeling CreekWheeling CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River system Ohio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesQuiet Acres Ext., Dixons Run Road

Dixon Run is a 2.62 mi (4.22 km) long 1st order tributary to Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Course

Dixon Run rises about 2 miles southeast of Clinton, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows southeast to join Little Wheeling Creek about 0.5 miles southwest of Point Mills. [3]

Watershed

Dixon Run drains 1.69 square miles (4.4 km2) of area, receives about 40.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 282.60, and is about 82% forested. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Dixon Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Dixon Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 July 2021.