Langfitt Run

Stream in West Virginia, USA
40°31′50″N 080°33′24″W / 40.53056°N 80.55667°W / 40.53056; -80.55667[1] • elevation1,140 ft (350 m)[2] MouthHardin Run
 • location
about 3 miles southeast of New Manchester, West Virginia
 • coordinates
40°30′43″N 080°33′12″W / 40.51194°N 80.55333°W / 40.51194; -80.55333[1]
 • elevation
971 ft (296 m)[3]Length1.44 mi (2.32 km)[4]Basin size0.80 square miles (2.1 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationHardin Run • average0.83 cu ft/s (0.024 m3/s) at mouth with Hardin Run[5] Basin featuresProgressionHardin Run → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of MexicoRiver systemOhio RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightunnamed tributariesBridgesFlorence Road, Hardin Run Road

Langfitt Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.[6]

Langfitt Run has the name of Ebenezer Langfitt, a local pioneer.[7]

Course

Langfitt Run rises about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east of New Manchester, West Virginia, in Hancock County and then flows southeast to join Hardin Run at about 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of New Manchester.[3]

Watershed

Langfitt Run drains 0.80 square miles (2.1 km2) of area, receives about 38.0 inches per year (97 cm/year) of precipitation, has a wetness index of 309.75, and is about 51% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Langfitt Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Langfitt Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Langfitt Run
  7. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 360.


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