Gillespie Run (Middle Wheeling Creek tributary)

Gillespie Run Tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia Pennsylvania
County	Ohio Washington
Physical characteristics
Source	Beham Run divide
• location	about 0.25 miles northwest of Beham, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°01′37″N 080°30′52″W[1]
• elevation	1,190 ft (360 m)[2]
Mouth	Middle Wheeling Creek
• location	about 0.5 miles south of Camp Giscowhego, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°02′07″N 080°33′45″W[1]
• elevation	909 ft (277 m)[3]
Length	2.95 mi (4.75 km)[4]
Basin size	3.37 square miles (8.7 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Middle Wheeling Creek
• average	4.49 cu ft/s (0.127 m^3/s) at mouth with Middle Wheeling Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Middle Wheeling Creek → Little Wheeling Creek → Wheeling Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Ohio River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Dallas Pike, Oklahoma Road

Gillespie Run is a 2.95 mi (4.75 km) long 2nd order tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

• Gillaspies Run
• Gillespie Creek
• Glasby Creek
• Glyspie Run

Course

Gillespie Run rises about 0.25 miles northwest of Beham, Pennsylvania, and then flows west-northwesterly to join Middle Wheeling Creek about 0.5 miles south of Camp Giscowhego.^[3]

Watershed

Gillespie Run drains 3.37 square miles (8.7 km²) of area, receives about 41.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 280.65, and is about 70% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of West Virginia

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Gillespie Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
5. "Gillespie Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.