McCoy Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary)
Stream in West Virginia, USA
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McCoy Run is a 1.07 mi (1.72 km) long 1st order tributary to Little Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.
| McCoy Run Tributary to Little Wheeling Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of McCoy Run mouth  McCoy Run (Little Wheeling Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Ohio |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Peters Run divide |
| • location | about 1 northwest of Valley Camp, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°04′50″N 080°37′21″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,100 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Little Wheeling Creek |
• location | Valley Camp, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°03′52″N 080°36′56″W[1] |
• elevation | 781 ft (238 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.07 mi (1.72 km)[4] |
Basin size | 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Little Wheeling Creek |
| • average | 0.64 cu ft/s (0.018 m3/s) at mouth with Little Wheeling Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Little Wheeling Creek → Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
Course
McCoy Run rises about 1 mile northwest of Valley Camp, West Virginia, in Ohio County and then flows southeast to join Little Wheeling Creek at Valley Camp.[3]
Watershed
McCoy Run drains 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2) of area, receives about 41.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 257.47, and is about 78% forested.[5]