Holbert Run Tributary to Ohio River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Hancock |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | North Fork Kings Creek divide |
• location | about 2 miles north of Sun Valley, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°28′00″N 080°34′03″W / 40.46667°N 80.56750°W [1] |
• elevation | 1,100 ft (340 m) [2] |
Mouth | Ohio River |
• location | about 2.5 miles north of Weirton, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°28′16″N 080°35′33″W / 40.47111°N 80.59250°W [1] |
• elevation | 644 ft (196 m) [3] |
Length | 2.87 mi (4.62 km) [4] |
Basin size | 4.00 square miles (10.4 km2) [5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Ohio River |
• average | 3.98 cu ft/s (0.113 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River [5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Ohio River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Holbert Run Road (x4), WV 2 |
Holbert Run is a 2.87 mi (4.62 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Ohio River in Hancock County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States. [1]
Holbert Run rises about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Sun Valley, West Virginia, in Hancock County and then flows generally west-southwest to join the Ohio River about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) north of Weirton. [3]
Holbert Run drains 4.00 square miles (10.4 km2) of area, receives about 38.3 inches per year (97 cm/year) of precipitation, has a wetness index of 279.73, and is about 87% forested. [5]