North Potrock Run is a long 1st order tributary to
Cross Creek in
Brooke County, West Virginia
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. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the
Geographic Names Information System
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, it has also been known historically as:
*Conns Run
Course
North Potrock Run rises about 1 mile southeast of Mechling Hill, 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 ...
and then flows south-southwest to join Cross Creek about 1 mile east of
Louise, West Virginia
Louise is an unincorporated community in Brooke County, 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 ...
.
Watershed
North Potrock Run drains of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 313.90, and is about 78% forested.
See also
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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. Exc ...
References
Rivers of West Virginia
Rivers of Brooke County, West Virginia
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