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Nichols Run (Tunungwant Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 42°01′38.23″N 078°38′1.10″W / 42.0272861°N 78.6336389°W / 42.0272861; -78.6336389
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Nichols Run
Tributary to Tunungwant Creek
Nichols Run (Tunungwant Creek tributary) is located in New York
Nichols Run (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Location of Nichols Run mouth
Nichols Run (Tunungwant Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Nichols Run (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Nichols Run (Tunungwant Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyCattaraugus
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide of Harrisburg Run
 • locationabout 1 mile west of Harrisburg, New York
 • coordinates42°00′46.23″N 078°33′43.09″W / 42.0128417°N 78.5619694°W / 42.0128417; -78.5619694[1]
 • elevation2,105 ft (642 m)[1]
MouthTunungwant Creek
 • location
Limestone, New York
 • coordinates
42°01′38.23″N 078°38′1.10″W / 42.0272861°N 78.6336389°W / 42.0272861; -78.6336389[1]
 • elevation
1,398 ft (426 m)[1]
Length3.73 mi (6.00 km)[2]
Basin size4.10 square miles (10.6 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationTunungwant Creek
 • average7.88 cu ft/s (0.223 m3/s) at mouth with Tunungwant Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionTunungwant CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesQuinn Road, Nichols Run Road (x3), Main Street, US 219, Splitter Road

Nichols Run is a 3.73 mi (6.00 km) long first-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek.[2]

Course

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Nichols Run rises about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Harrisburg, New York in Cattaraugus County and then flows northwest to meet Tunungwant Creek in Limestone, New York.

Watershed

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Nichols Run drains 4.10 square miles (10.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year (113 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 85.32% forested.

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 9 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 9 January 2023.