Tributary of the Ohio River
Cross CreekTributary to Ohio River
Location of Cross Creek mouth
Show map of West Virginia Cross Creek (Ohio River tributary) (the United States)
Show map of the United States Country United States States West Virginia Pennsylvania Counties Brooke (WV) Washington (PA) Source unnamed tributary to Georges Run divide • location about 1.5 miles northeast of Buffalo, Pennsylvania • coordinates 40°14′19″N 080°19′59″W / 40.23861°N 80.33306°W / 40.23861; -80.33306 [1] • elevation 1,300 ft (400 m)[2]
Mouth Ohio River • location
about 1 mile south of Follansbee, West Virginia • coordinates
40°18′26″N 080°36′00″W / 40.30722°N 80.60000°W / 40.30722; -80.60000 [1] • elevation
644 ft (196 m)[3] Length 21.72 mi (34.95 km)[4] Basin size 79.84 square miles (206.8 km2 )[5] Discharge • location Ohio River • average 88.14 cu ft/s (2.496 m3 /s) at mouth with Ohio River [5]
Progression Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico River system Ohio River Tributaries • left Haynan Creek Potrock Run • right South Fork Cross Creek North Fork Cross Creek Scott Run North Potrock Run Ebenezer Run Bosley Run Waterbodies Cross Creek Reservoir Bridges Lynn Portal Road, Willow Road, Oakleaf Road, Seminary Road, Avella Road, Gardner Street, Cross Creek Road, Church Alley, Brown Street, Meadowcroft Road (x4), Potrock Road, Louise Street, WV 7 (x2), Grimms Lane, WV 7, WV 2
Cross Creek is a 21.71 mi (34.94 km) long 4th order tributary to the Ohio River in Brooke County, West Virginia .
Course
Cross Creek rises about 1.5 miles northeast of Buffalo, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows northwesterly into West Virginia and Brooke County to join the Ohio River about 1 mile south of Follansbee, West Virginia .[3]
Watershed
Cross Creek drains 79.84 square miles (206.8 km2 ) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 332.83, and is about 59% forested.[5]
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