Tanyard Run (Middle Wheeling Creek tributary)

Tanyard Run Tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Ohio
Physical characteristics
Source	Marlow Run divide
• location	about 2 miles northeast of Valley Camp, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°03′10″N 080°34′59″W[1]
• elevation	1,140 ft (350 m)[2]
Mouth	Middle Wheeling Creek
• location	Twilight, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°02′11″N 080°35′40″W[1]
• elevation	784 ft (239 m)[3]
Length	1.53 mi (2.46 km)[4]
Basin size	1.34 square miles (3.5 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Middle Wheeling Creek
• average	1.77 cu ft/s (0.050 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	Rising Sun Lane, Middle Creek Road

Tanyard Run is a 1.53 mi (2.46 km) long 1st order tributary to Middle Wheeling Creek in Ohio County, West Virginia.

Course

Tanyard Run rises about 2 miles northeast of Valley Camp, West Virginia, and then flows southwest to join Middle Wheeling Creek at Twilight.^[3]

Watershed

Tanyard Run drains 1.33 square miles (3.4 km²) of area, receives about 41.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 267.53, and is about 69% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of West Virginia

References

1. "GNIS Detail - Tanyard 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. "Tanyard Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 June 2021.