Brush Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)
Appearance
Brush Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Washington |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Georges Run divide |
• location | about 3 miles east of Buffalo, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°13′29″N 080°19′55″W / 40.22472°N 80.33194°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,238 ft (377 m)[2] |
Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | Acheson, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°11′35″N 080°27′08″W / 40.19306°N 80.45222°W[1] |
• elevation | 886 ft (270 m)[3] |
Length | 8.64 mi (13.90 km)[4] |
Basin size | 21.73 square miles (56.3 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Buffalo Creek |
• average | 24.81 cu ft/s (0.703 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 tributaries |
• right | Dunkle Run |
Bridges | Linnwood Drive, PA 844, PA 331, Reed Road, Greencove Road, Oak Ridge Road, PA 231 |
Brush Run is a 8.64 mi (13.90 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Course
[edit]Brush Run rises about 3 miles east of Buffalo, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows west-southwest to join Buffalo Creek at Acheson.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Brush Run drains 24.81 square miles (64.3 km2) of area, receives about 39.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 323.39, and is about 40% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Brush Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Brush Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 June 2021.