Irish Brook (Rice Brook tributary)
| Irish Brook Tributary to Rice Brook | |
|---|---|
  Location of Irish Brook mouth  Irish Brook (Rice Brook tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cattaraugus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide of Rice Brook |
| • location | about 5 miles west-northwest of Limestone, New York |
| • coordinates | 42°02′25.00″N 078°41′20.00″W / 42.0402778°N 78.6888889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,000 ft (610 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Rice Brook |
• location | about 3 miles northwest of Limestone, New York |
• coordinates | 42°03′4.23″N 078°39′36.10″W / 42.0511750°N 78.6600278°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,457 ft (444 m)[1] |
| Length | 1.71 mi (2.75 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 1.73 square miles (4.5 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Rice Brook |
| • average | 3.59 cu ft/s (0.102 m3/s) at mouth with Rice Brook[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Rice Brook → Tunungwant Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Irish Brook Road |
Irish Brook is a 1.71 mi (2.75 km) long first-order tributary to Rice Brook.[2]
Course
[edit]Irish Brook rises about 5 miles (8.0 km) west-northwest of Limestone, New York in Cattaraugus County and then flows generally northeast to meet Rice Brook about 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Limestone, New York.
Watershed
[edit]Irish Brook drains 1.73 square miles (4.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year (115 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 95.92% forested.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 8, 2023.