Girty Run
Girty Run is a stream in the U.S. state of West Virginia.
| Girty Run Tributary to Short Creek | |
|---|---|
Location of Girty Run mouth Girty Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Brooke |
| City | Short Creek |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Hogtan Run divide |
| • location | pond about 2.5 miles east of Windsor Heights, West Virginia |
| • coordinates | 40°11′31″N 080°37′43″W |
| • elevation | 1,110 ft (340 m) |
| Mouth | Ohio River |
• location | Short Creek, West Virginia |
• coordinates | 40°11′08″N 80°39′47″W |
• elevation | 659 ft (201 m) |
| Length | 2.07 mi (3.33 km) |
| Basin size | 2.75 square miles (7.1 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Short Creek |
| • average | 3.22 cu ft/s (0.091 m3/s) at mouth with Short Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Short Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Newlands Run |
| Bridges | Bg Lane, Simon Lane, Wainwright Street |
Girty Run most likely has the name of Simon Girty (1741–1818), an American colonial.
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