Langfitt Run

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Langfitt Run
Tributary to Hardin Run
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Location of Langfitt Run mouth
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Langfitt Run (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Hancock
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Fork Tomlinson Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles east of New Manchester, West Virginia
 • coordinates 40°31′50″N080°33′24″W / 40.53056°N 80.55667°W / 40.53056; -80.55667 [1]
 • elevation1,140 ft (350 m) [2]
Mouth Hardin Run
 • location
about 3 miles southeast of New Manchester, West Virginia
 • coordinates
 40°30′43″N080°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 
 • location Hardin Run
 • average0.83 cu ft/s (0.024 m3/s) at mouth with Hardin Run [5]
Basin features
Progression Hardin Run → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system Ohio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFlorence Road, Hardin Run Road

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

Contents

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

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 3 "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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