Stotts Run
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| Stotts Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Stotts Run mouth  Stotts Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | North Fork Short Creek divide |
| • location | pond about 1.5 miles north of West Liberty, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°11′07″N 080°36′21″W / 40.18528°N 80.60583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,150 ft (350 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 1 mile west of Bethany, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°11′53″N 080°35′02″W / 40.19806°N 80.58389°W[1] |
• elevation | 764 ft (233 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.77 mi (2.85 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.90 square miles (4.9 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 2.03 cu ft/s (0.057 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 | none |
Stotts Run is a 1.77 mi (2.85 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo 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]
- Scott Run
- Scotts Run
Course
Stotts Run rises about 1.5 miles north of West Liberty, West Virginia, and then flows east and northeast to join Buffalo Creek about 1 mile west of Bethany.[3]