Paris Run

Paris Run
Tributary to Harmon Creek
Map of Paris Run mouth location
Map of Paris Run mouth location
Location of Paris Run mouth
Map of Paris Run mouth location
Map of Paris Run mouth location
Paris Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
Pennsylvania
CountiesBrooke (WV)
Hancock (WV)
Washington (PA)
Physical characteristics
SourceKings Creek divide
 • locationParis, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°24′14″N 080°31′16″W / 40.40389°N 80.52111°W / 40.40389; -80.52111[1]
 • elevation1,140 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthHarmon Creek
 • location
about 2 miles east of Colliers, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°22′05″N 080°31′03″W / 40.36806°N 80.51750°W / 40.36806; -80.51750[1]
 • elevation
830 ft (250 m)[3]
Length2.59 mi (4.17 km)[4]
Basin size
1.79 square miles (4.6 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationHarmons Creek
 • average2.13 cu ft/s (0.060 m3/s) at mouth with Harmon Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionHarmon Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaties
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUS 22

Paris Run is a 2.59 mi (4.17 km) long 1st order tributary to Harmon Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this names in the United States.[1]

Course

Paris Run rises at Paris, Pennsylvania, and then flows south, straddling the West Virginia-Pennsylvania Stateline to join Harmon Creek about 2 miles east of Colliers, West Virginia.[3]

Watershed

Paris Run drains 1.79 square miles (4.6 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 330.65, and is about 60% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Paris Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Paris Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 8 June 2021.


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