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Plum Run (Tenmile Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°00′30″N 080°03′28″W / 40.00833°N 80.05778°W / 40.00833; -80.05778
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Plum Run
Tributary to Tenmile Creek
Map of Plum Run mouth location
Map of Plum Run mouth location
Location of Plum Run mouth
Map of Plum Run mouth location
Map of Plum Run mouth location
Plum Run (Tenmile Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Physical characteristics
SourceDaniels Run divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Beallsville, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°04′11″N 080°02′31″W / 40.06972°N 80.04194°W / 40.06972; -80.04194[1]
 • elevation1,120 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthTenmile Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles southeast of Fairfield, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°00′30″N 080°03′28″W / 40.00833°N 80.05778°W / 40.00833; -80.05778[1]
 • elevation
833 ft (254 m)[3]
Length5.37 mi (8.64 km)[4]
Basin size6.93 square miles (17.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationTenmile Creek
 • average8.41 cu ft/s (0.238 m3/s) at mouth with Tenmile Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGarrett Road (x2), Woodland Lane, Glendon Lane, Laurel Ridge Road, Martindale Road, Hull Road (x2)

Plum Run is a 5.37 mi (8.64 km) long 2nd order tributary to Tenmile Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Plum Run rises about 0.5 miles west-southwest of Beallsville, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows south to join Tenmile Creek about 0.5 miles southeast of Fairfield.[3]

Watershed

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Plum Run drains 6.93 square miles (17.9 km2) of area, receives about 40.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 324.20 and is about 53% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Plum Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Plum Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 1 December 2020.