Pierce Run
Stream in West Virginia, USA
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Pierce Run is a 4.21 mi (6.78 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.
| Pierce Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Pierce Run mouth  Pierce Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cross Creek divide |
| • location | Franklin, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°16′31″N 080°33′08″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles southeast of McKinleyville, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°14′19″N 080°35′13″W[1] |
• elevation | 689 ft (210 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.21 mi (6.78 km)[4] |
Basin size | 5.07 square miles (13.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 6.60 cu ft/s (0.187 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 tributaties |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | WV 20 (x4) |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Pierces Run
Course
Pierce Run rises in Franklin, West Virginia, and then flows south and southwest to join Buffalo Creek about 0.25 miles southeast of McKinleyville.[3]
Watershed
Pierce Run drains 5.07 square miles (13.1 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 299.07, and is about 74% forested.[5]