Castleman Run is a long 3rd order tributary to
Buffalo Creek in
Brooke County, West Virginia
Brooke County is a county in the Northern Panhandle of the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,559. Its county seat is Wellsburg. The county was created in 1797 from part of Ohio County and named in hon ...
. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Castleman Run Lake, an impoundment of this stream, is protected as
Castleman Run Lake Wildlife Management Area by the State of West Virginia.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*Castleman's Run
*Castlemans Run
*Castlemens Run
Course
Castleman Run rises about 1 mile north of
West Alexander, Pennsylvania
West Alexander is a census-designated place in Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and formerly a borough in Washington County. Located less than a mile east of the border with West Virginia, the population was 604 at the 2010 cen ...
, in
Washington County and then flows northwest into
West Virginia
West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...
and
Ohio County and then Brooke County to join Buffalo Creek at
Bethany, West Virginia
Bethany is a town in southern Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 756 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. It is best known as the home of Bethany College, a private liberal ...
.
Watershed
Castleman Run drains of area, receives about 40.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 299.39, and is about 66% forested.
See also
*
List of rivers of West Virginia
This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
List of West Virginia rivers includes streams formally designated as rivers. There are also smaller streams (i.e., branches, creeks, drains, forks, licks, runs, etc.) in the state. Ex ...
References
Rivers of West Virginia
Rivers of Pennsylvania
Rivers of Washington County, Pennsylvania
Rivers of Brooke County, West Virginia
Rivers of Ohio County, West Virginia
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