Little Blue Run

Little Blue Run Lake or Little Blue Run is the largest coal ash impound in the United States. Ohio-based FirstEnergy owns the site, located in Western Pennsylvania and parts of the Northern Panhandle of West Virginia, and has disposed of billions of gallons of coal waste into the body of water.
Wikipedia
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
  • Type: Reservoir (intermittent)
  • Description: watercourse in the United States of America
  • Also known as: “Little Blue Run Lake” and “Little Mill Creek”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Babbs Island and Hilltop Drive-In.

Islet
is an in , on the Ohio River between , and , West Virginia. It takes its name from the Babb family of , Ohio which once owned the island from 1804 to 1820—John Babb was the original owner.

Movie theater
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
is a movie theater.

Monument
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The is the point from which the United States in 1786 began the formal survey of the lands known then as the Northwest Territory, now making up all of , , , , , and part of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lawrenceville and East Liverpool.

Village
is an unincorporated community in northeastern , United States. It is directly adjacent to the city of , and has been closely connected to it throughout its history.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a city in , United States. The population was 9,958 at the 2020 census. It lies along the Ohio River at the convergence of the Ohio, , and borders, about 30 miles from both and .

Neighborhood
Photo: 636Buster, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The , located in , was added to the National Register of Historic Places in November 1985. The district encompasses three blocks of downtown East Liverpool along East Fifth street between Market Street and Broadway.

Little Blue Run

Latitude
40.61276° or 40° 36′ 46″ north
Longitude
-80.51638° or 80° 30′ 59″ west
Elevation
679 feet (207 metres)
Open location code
86GXJF7M+4C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 62417063
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tailings_pond
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­water
Open­Street­Map feature
water=­reservoir
Open­Street­Map attribute
intermittent=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5198251
Wiki­data ID
Q1865584
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Satellite Map

Discover Little Blue Run from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Venetian—“Little Blue Run” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Little Blue Run Lake”
  • Catalan: “Little Blue Run”
  • Cebuano: “Little Blue Run”
  • German: “Little Blue Run”
  • Venetian: “Little Blue Run Lake”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dry Run and East End.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stewart Hill and East Liverpool Seaplane Base.

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