North Potrock Run

Stream in West Virginia, USA

North Potrock Run

Tributary to Cross Creek

Location of North Potrock Run mouth

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North Potrock Run (the United States)

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Location
Country| United States
State| West Virginia
County| Brooke
Physical characteristics
Source| Mechling Run divide
• location| about 1 mile southeast of Mechling Hill
• coordinates| 40°20′28″N 080°31′15″W﻿ / ﻿40.34111°N 80.52083°W﻿ / 40.34111; -80.52083[1]
• elevation| 1,100 ft (340 m)[2]
Mouth| Cross Creek

• location

| about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia

• coordinates

| 40°18′09″N 080°32′49″W﻿ / ﻿40.30250°N 80.54694°W﻿ / 40.30250; -80.54694[1]

• elevation

| 712 ft (217 m)[3]
Length| 2.92 mi (4.70 km)[4]
Basin size| 4.54 square miles (11.8 km2)[5]
Discharge|
• location| Cross Creek
• average| 2.07 cu ft/s (0.059 m3/s) at mouth with Cross Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression| Cross Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system| Ohio River
Tributaries|
• left| unnamed tributaries
• right| unnamed tributaries
Bridges| Abbey Lane, Marosi Lane, Tent Church Road, WV 7

North Potrock Run is a 2.92 mi (4.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Cross Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

## Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

* Conns Run

## Course

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North Potrock Run rises about 1 mile southeast of Mechling Hill, in Brooke County, West Virginia and then flows south-southwest to join Cross Creek about 1 mile east of Louise, West Virginia.[3]

## Watershed

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North Potrock Run drains 1.75 square miles (4.5 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 313.90, and is about 78% forested.[5]

## See also

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* List of Rivers of West Virginia

## References

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

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