Stotts Run

Stotts Run is a 1.77 mi (2.85 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[1]

Stotts Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Location of Stotts Run mouth Show map of West Virginia Stotts Run (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Brooke
Physical characteristics
Source	North Fork Short Creek divide
• location	pond about 1.5 miles north of West Liberty, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°11′07″N 080°36′21″W[1]
• elevation	1,150 ft (350 m)[2]
Mouth	Buffalo Creek
• location	about 1 mile west of Bethany, West Virginia
• coordinates	40°11′53″N 080°35′02″W[1]
• elevation	764 ft (233 m)[3]
Length	1.77 mi (2.85 km)[4]
Basin size	1.90 square miles (4.9 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Buffalo Creek
• average	2.03 cu ft/s (0.057 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Ohio River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaties
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	none

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

• Scott Run
• Scotts Run

Course

Stotts Run rises about 1.5 miles north of West Liberty, West Virginia, and then flows east and northeast to join Buffalo Creek about 1 mile west of Bethany.^[3]

Watershed

Stotts Run drains 1.90 square miles (4.9 km²) of area, receives about 40.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 288.24, and is about 72% forested.^[5]

See also

• List of rivers of West Virginia