Gar Run
| Gar Run Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Gar Run mouth  Gar Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Warren |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Gar Run and Oil Creek |
| • location | about 2 miles east of Sanford, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°46′18″N 079°29′58″W / 41.77167°N 79.49944°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,775 ft (541 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brokenstraw Creek |
• location | Garland, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°46′50″N 079°26′50″W / 41.78056°N 79.44722°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,286 ft (392 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.96 mi (7.98 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 18.32 square miles (47.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brokenstraw Creek |
| • average | 31.76 cu ft/s (0.899 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Brokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Hosmer Run |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Ross Hill Road, PA 27 |
Gar Run is a 4.96 mi (7.98 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]
Variant names
[edit]According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Crouse Run
Course
[edit]Gar Run rises on the divide between it and Oil Creek in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 2 miles east of Sanford, Pennsylvania and flows northeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek at Garland.
Watershed
[edit]Gar Run drains 18.32 square miles (47.4 km2) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and is underlaid by the Venango Formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 42.6 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 388.06.[4] The watershed is about 75% forested.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Gar Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b "Gar Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Pittsfield Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Gar Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.