Turkeyfoot Run (Kings Creek tributary)
Stream in West Virginia, USA
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Turkeyfoot Run is a 1.34 mi (2.16 km) long 1st order tributary to Kings Creek in Hancock County, West Virginia.
| Turkeyfoot Run Tributary to Kings Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Turkeyfoot Run mouth  Turkeyfoot Run (Kings Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Hancock |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | unnamed tributary to Holbert Run divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles north of Sun Valley, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°27′43″N 080°34′17″W[1] |
| • elevation | 980 ft (300 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Kings Creek |
• location | Sun Valley, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°26′32″N 080°34′08″W[1] |
• elevation | 732 ft (223 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.34 mi (2.16 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 1.21 square miles (3.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Kings Creek |
| • average | 1.29 cu ft/s (0.037 m3/s) at mouth with Kings Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Kings Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Shady Gin, Wylie Ridge Road, Turkeyfoot Run Road |
Course
Turkeyfoot Run rises about 1.5 miles north of Sun Valley, West Virginia, in Hancock County, West Virginia and then flows south to join Kings Creek at Sun Valley.[3]
Watershed
Turkeyfoot Run drains 1.21 square miles (3.1 km2) of area, receives about 38.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 336.30, and is about 60% forested.[5]