Buffalo Run (Sewickley Creek tributary)
| Buffalo Run Tributary to Sewickley Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Buffalo Run mouth  Buffalo Run (Sewickley Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Borough | Hunker |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Stauffer Run divide |
| • location | West Bethany, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 40°10′49″N 079°40′26″W / 40.18028°N 79.67389°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,140 ft (350 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Sewickley Creek |
• location | Hunker, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°12′06″N 079°37′30″W / 40.20167°N 79.62500°W[1] |
• elevation | 917 ft (280 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.89 mi (6.26 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 10.12 square miles (26.2 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sewickley Creek |
| • average | 13.61 cu ft/s (0.385 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Hockey Road, Ruffsdale-Alverton Road, Leighty Hollow Road, PA 31, Railroad Street, State Route 3089, Thompson Hollow Road, State Route 3089 (x2) |
Buffalo Run is a 3.89 mi (6.26 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Course
[edit]Buffalo Run rises at West Bethany, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows north-northwest to join Sewickley Creek at Hunker.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Buffalo Run drains 10.12 square miles (26.2 km2) of area, receives about 41.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 369.10, and is about 48% forested.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Lick Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Buffalo Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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