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Foster Run (East Branch Tunungwant Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 41°52′36.23″N 078°39′32.10″W / 41.8767306°N 78.6589167°W / 41.8767306; -78.6589167
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Foster Run
Tributary to East Branch Tunungwant Creek
Foster Run (East Branch Tunungwant Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Foster Run (East Branch Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Location of Foster Run mouth
Foster Run (East Branch Tunungwant Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Foster Run (East Branch Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Foster Run (East Branch Tunungwant Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMcKean
BoroughLewis Run
Physical characteristics
SourceKissem Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles northwest of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°52′52.00″N 078°41′9.00″W / 41.8811111°N 78.6858333°W / 41.8811111; -78.6858333[1]
 • elevation2,180 ft (660 m)[1]
MouthEast Branch Tunungwant Creek
 • location
Lewis Run, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°52′36.23″N 078°39′32.10″W / 41.8767306°N 78.6589167°W / 41.8767306; -78.6589167[1]
 • elevation
1,532 ft (467 m)[1]
Length1.78 mi (2.86 km)[2]
Basin size0.88 square miles (2.3 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationEast Branch Tunungwant Creek
 • average2.00 cu ft/s (0.057 m3/s) at mouth with East Branch Tunungwant Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionEast Branch Tunungwant CreekTunungwant CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
Bridgesunnamed road (x2), US 219, Cam-Hay Drive

Foster Run is a 1.78 mi (2.86 km) long first-order tributary to East Branch Tunungwant Creek.[2]

Course

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Foster Run rises about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, and then flows east-southeast to meet East Branch Tunungwant Creek at Lewis Run.

Watershed

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Foster Run drains 0.88 square miles (2.3 km2) of area, receives about 46.8 in/year (119 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 85.27% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 25, 2023.