Tomlinson Run
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CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHancock
SourceConfluence of North Fork and South Fork Tomlinson Run in Tomlinson Run Lake
| Tomlinson Run Tributary to Ohio River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Tomlinson Run mouth  Tomlinson Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Hancock |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Confluence of North Fork and South Fork Tomlinson Run in Tomlinson Run Lake |
| • location | about 1.5 miles northwest of New Manchester, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°32′34″N 080°35′25″W / 40.54278°N 80.59028°W[1] |
| • elevation | 913 ft (278 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Ohio River |
• location | Moscow, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°32′52″N 080°38′07″W / 40.54778°N 80.63528°W[1] |
• elevation | 644 ft (196 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.95 mi (7.97 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 27.92 square miles (72.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Ohio River |
| • average | 26.31 cu ft/s (0.745 m3/s) at mouth with Ohio River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | South Fork Tomlinson Run |
| • right | North Fork Tomlinson Run Whiteoak Run |
| Waterbodies | Tomlinson Run Lake |
| Bridges | Tomlinson Run Park Road, Washington School Road, WV 2 |
Tomlinson Run is a 4.95 mi (7.97 km) long 3rd order tributary to the Ohio River in Hancock 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]
- Tomlinsons Creek
Course
Tomlinson Run rises about 1.5 miles northwest of New Manchester, West Virginia, in Hancock County and then flows generally west to join the Ohio River at Moscow.[3]