Camp Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)
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| Camp Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Camp Run mouth  Camp Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Brooke Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cross Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 1 mile south of Independence, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°14′46″N 080°30′43″W / 40.24611°N 80.51194°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,125 ft (343 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 1 mile east of Bethany, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°12′12″N 080°31′58″W / 40.20333°N 80.53278°W[1] |
• elevation | 814 ft (248 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.15 mi (5.07 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.88 square miles (7.5 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 3.43 cu ft/s (0.097 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Camp Ground Road (x3), Sugar Run Road, Camp Run Road (WV 26) |
Camp Run is a 3.15 mi (5.07 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Wells Run
Course
Camp Run rises about 1 mile south of Independence, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwesterly into Brooke County to join Buffalo Creek about 1 miles east of Bethany, West Virginia.[3]