Bosley Run
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| Bosley Run Tributary to Cross Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Bosley Run mouth  Bosley Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Alexanders Run divide |
| • location | about 1 mile west of Mechling Hill |
| • coordinates | 40°21′01″N 080°33′34″W / 40.35028°N 80.55944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Cross Creek |
• location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Rockdale, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°18′29″N 080°34′20″W / 40.30806°N 80.57222°W[1] |
• elevation | 689 ft (210 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.27 mi (5.26 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.75 square miles (7.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Cross Creek |
| • average | 3.17 cu ft/s (0.090 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 | Red Oak Drive, Blacks Hollow Road, Cross Creek Road |
Bosley Run is a 3.27 mi (5.26 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]
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Bolsey Run
Course
Bosley Run rises about 1 mile west of Mechling Hill, in Brooke County, West Virginia and then flows south-southwest to join Cross Creek about 0.5 miles northeast of Rockdale.[3]