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Burns Run (Montgomery Run tributary)

Coordinates: 41°05′45″N 078°37′00″W / 41.09583°N 78.61667°W / 41.09583; -78.61667
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Burns Run
Tributary to Montgomery Run
Map of Burns Run mouth location
Map of Burns Run mouth location
Location of Burns Run mouth
Map of Burns Run mouth location
Map of Burns Run mouth location
Burns Run (Montgomery Run tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyClearfield
Physical characteristics
SourceCoupler Run divide
 • locationabout 3 miles east of Rockton, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°04′51″N 078°36′22″W / 41.08083°N 78.60611°W / 41.08083; -78.60611[1]
 • elevation1,980 ft (600 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 2.5 miles northeast of Rockton, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°05′45″N 078°37′00″W / 41.09583°N 78.61667°W / 41.09583; -78.61667[1]
 • elevation
1,703 ft (519 m)[3]
Length1.43 mi (2.30 km)[4]
Basin size1.19 square miles (3.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationMontgomery Run
 • average18.94 cu ft/s (0.536 m3/s) at mouth with Montgomery Run[5]
Basin features
ProgressionMontgomery RunAnderson CreekWest Branch Susquehanna RiverSusquehanna RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemSusquehanna River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesnone

Burns Run is a 1.43 mi (2.30 km) long 1st order tributary to Montgomery Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Burns Run rises about 3 miles east of Rockton, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally north-northwest to join Montgomery Run about 2.5 miles northeast of Rockton.[3]

Watershed

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Course and Watershed of Burns Run (Montgomery Run tributary) in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA

Burns Run drains 1.19 square miles (3.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 430.05, and is about 93% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Burns Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Burns Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 August 2021.