Cross Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Ohio River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Cross Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Cross Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | States |
Subdivision Name2: | West Virginia Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | Counties |
Subdivision Name3: | Brooke (WV) Washington (PA) |
Length: | 21.72miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Ohio River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 88.14cuft/s at mouth with Ohio River[2] |
Source1: | unnamed tributary to Georges Run divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1.5 miles northeast of Buffalo, Pennsylvania |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.2386°N -80.3331°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1300feet[4] |
Mouth: | Ohio River |
Mouth Location: | about 1 mile south of Follansbee, West Virginia |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.3072°N -80.6°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 644feet[5] |
Progression: | Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | Ohio River |
Tributaries Left: | Haynan Creek Potrock Run |
Tributaries Right: | South Fork Cross Creek North Fork Cross Creek Scott Run North Potrock Run Ebenezer Run Bosley Run |
Waterbodies: | Cross Creek Reservoir |
Bridges: | Lynn Portal Road, Willow Road, Oakleaf Road, Seminary Road, Avella Road, Gardner Street, Cross Creek Road, Church Alley, Brown Street, Meadowcroft Road (x4), Potrock Road, Louise Street, WV 7 (x2), Grimms Lane, WV 7, WV 2 |
Cross Creek is a 21.71miles long 4th order tributary to the Ohio River in Brooke County, West Virginia.
Cross Creek rises about 1.5 miles northeast of Buffalo, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows northwesterly into West Virginia and Brooke County to join the Ohio River about 1 mile south of Follansbee, West Virginia.[5]
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.[2]