Kimlin Run

Kimlin Run is a 1.03 mi (1.66 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[1]

Kimlin Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Location of Kimlin Run mouth Show map of West Virginia Kimlin Run (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Brooke
Physical characteristics
Source	Spring Run divide
• location	about 1 mile west of McKinleyville, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°14′11″N 080°37′18″W[1]
• elevation	1.040 ft (0.317 m)[2]
Mouth	Buffalo Creek
• location	about 0.25 miles south of McKinleyville, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°14′15″N 080°36′06″W[1]
• elevation	705 ft (215 m)[2]
Length	1.03 mi (1.66 km)[3]
Basin size	0.54 square miles (1.4 km2)[4]
Discharge
• location	Buffalo Creek
• average	0.66 cu ft/s (0.019 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[4]
Basin features
Progression	Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Ohio River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaties
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	WV 67/2

Course

Kimlin Run rises about 1 mile west of McKinleyville, West Virginia, and then flows east to join Buffalo Creek about 0.25 miles south of McKinleyville.^[2]

Watershed

Kimlin Run drains 0.54 square miles (1.4 km²) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 279.16, and is about 85% forested.^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of West Virginia