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Langfitt Run

Coordinates: 40°30′43″N 080°33′12″W / 40.51194°N 80.55333°W / 40.51194; -80.55333
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Langfitt Run
Tributary to Hardin Run
Map of Langfitt Run mouth location
Map of Langfitt Run mouth location
Location of Langfitt Run mouth
Map of Langfitt Run mouth location
Map of Langfitt Run mouth location
Langfitt Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHancock
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Fork Tomlinson Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles east of New Manchester, West Virginia
 • coordinates40°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 features
ProgressionHardin RunOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio 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]

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

Course

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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

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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

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  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.