Sugarcamp Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

{{Short description|Stream in West Virginia, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

{{Infobox river

| name = Sugarcamp Run

| name_native =

| name_native_lang =

| name_other = Tributary to Buffalo Creek

| name_etymology =

| image =

| image_caption =

| image_alt =

| map =

| map_size = 300

| map_caption =

| pushpin_map = USA West Virginia#USA

| pushpin_map_size = 300

| pushpin_map_caption = Location of Sugarcamp Run mouth

| pushpin_map_alt = Map of Sugarcamp Run mouth location

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = West Virginia
Pennsylvania

| subdivision_type3 = Counties

| subdivision_name3 = Brooke
Washington

| subdivision_type4 =

| subdivision_name4 =

| subdivision_type5 =

| subdivision_name5 =

| length = {{convert|6.58|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=ada349b90c26496ea52aab66a092593b |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |access-date=1 June 2021}}

| width_min =

| width_avg =

| width_max =

| depth_min =

| depth_avg =

| depth_max =

| discharge1_location = Buffalo Creek

| discharge1_min =

| discharge1_avg = {{convert|11.56|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Buffalo Creek{{cite web |title=Sugarcamp Run Watershed Report |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=19451793 |website=US EPA Geoviewer |publisher=US EPA |access-date=1 June 2021}}

| discharge1_max =

| source1 = unnamed tributary to Cross Creek divide

| source1_location = pond about 1 mile east of Independence, Pennsylvania

| source1_coordinates = {{coord|40|15|21|N|080|28|43|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=GNIS Detail - Sugarcamp Run |url=https://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=138:3:::NO::P3_FID,P3_TITLE:1188991,Sugarcamp%20Run |website=geonames.usgs.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=1 June 2021}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|1,230|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/40.2512/-80.4731 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=1 June 2021 |language=en}}

| mouth = Buffalo Creek

| mouth_location = about 2 miles southeast of Bethany, West Virginia

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|40|11|38|N|080|31|45|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|823|ft|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=Get Maps |url=https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/40.1960/-80.5311 |website=USGS Topoview |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=1 June 2021 |language=en}}

| progression = Buffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico

| river_system = Ohio River

| basin_size = {{convert|10.00|sqmi}}

| basin_population =

| tributaries_left = unnamed tributaries

| tributaries_right = Indian Camp Run
Brashears Run

| waterbodies =

| bridges = Sugar Run Road, PA 844, Sugar Run Road (x6)

| custom_label =

| custom_data =

| extra =

}}

Sugarcamp Run is a {{convert|6.58|mi|km|abbr=on}} long 3rd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Brooke County, West Virginia.

Variant names

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

  • Sugar Camp Run
  • Sugar Run

Course

Sugarcamp Run rises about 1 mile east of Independence, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwesterly into Brooke County to join Buffalo Creek about 2 miles southeast of Bethany, West Virginia.

Watershed

Sugarcamp Run drains {{convert|10.00|sqmi}} of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.61, and is about 44% forested.

See also

References