Cross Creek is a long 4th order tributary to the
Ohio River 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 ...
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Course
Cross Creek rises about 1.5 miles northeast of Buffalo, Pennsylvania, in
Washington County and then flows northwesterly 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
Brooke County to join the Ohio River about 1 mile south of
Follansbee, West Virginia.
Watershed
Cross Creek drains of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 332.83, and is about 59% forested.
See also
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List of rivers of Pennsylvania
This is a list of streams and rivers in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.
By drainage basin
This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name.
Delaware Bay
Chesapeake Bay
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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
Tributaries of the Ohio River
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