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Indian Camp Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 41°51′22″N 079°18′55″W / 41.85611°N 79.31528°W / 41.85611; -79.31528
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Indian Camp Run
Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Indian Camp Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Indian Camp Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
Location of Indian Camp Run mouth
Indian Camp Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Indian Camp Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
Indian Camp Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWarren
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between divide between Indian Camp Run, Lansing Run, and Irvine Run
 • locationabout 3 miles southeast of Matthews Run, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°53′38″N 079°18′51″W / 41.89389°N 79.31417°W / 41.89389; -79.31417[1]
 • elevation1,730 ft (530 m)[2]
MouthBrokenstraw Creek
 • location
Youngsville, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
41°51′22″N 079°18′55″W / 41.85611°N 79.31528°W / 41.85611; -79.31528[1]
 • elevation
1,184 ft (361 m)[1]
Length2.70 mi (4.35 km)[3]
Basin size2.44 square miles (6.3 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBrokenstraw Creek
 • average4.59 cu ft/s (0.130 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBrokenstraw CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesIndian Camp Run Road, Mill Street

Indian Camp Run is a 2.70 mi (4.35 km) long 1st order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a cold water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]

Course

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Indian Camp Run rises in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 3 miles southeast of Matthews Run, Pennsylvania and flows south to meet Brokenstraw Creek at Youngsville.

Watershed

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Indian Camp Run drains 2.44 square miles (6.3 km2) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and is underlaid by the Venango Formation and the Corry Sandstone through Riceville Formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 44.5 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 335.39.[4] The watershed is about 78% forested.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Indian Camp Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Brokenstraw Creek Topo Map, Warren County PA (Youngsville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Indian Camp Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.