Jump to content

Ralston Run (Dutch Fork tributary)

Coordinates: 40°08′58″N 080°28′31″W / 40.14944°N 80.47528°W / 40.14944; -80.47528
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ralston Run
Tributary to Dutch Fork
Map of Ralston Run mouth location
Map of Ralston Run mouth location
Location of Ralston Run mouth
Map of Ralston Run mouth location
Map of Ralston Run mouth location
Ralston Run (Dutch Fork tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Physical characteristics
SourceCastleman Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles southwest of Budaville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°08′52″N 080°29′55″W / 40.14778°N 80.49861°W / 40.14778; -80.49861[1]
 • elevation1,160 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthDutch Fork
 • location
about 1 mile south-southwest of Budaville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°08′58″N 080°28′31″W / 40.14944°N 80.47528°W / 40.14944; -80.47528[1]
 • elevation
928 ft (283 m)[3]
Length1.68 mi (2.70 km)[4]
Basin size1.64 square miles (4.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationDutch Fork
 • average2.07 cu ft/s (0.059 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionDutch ForkBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLake Road

Ralston Run is a 1.68 mi (2.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Dutch Fork in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Course

[edit]

Ralston Run rises about 2 miles southwest of Budaville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southeast then northeast to join Dutch Fork about 1 mile south-southwest of Budaville.[3]

Watershed

[edit]

Ralston Run drains 1.64 square miles (4.2 km2) of area, receives about 40.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 286.81, and is about 68% forested.[5]

See also

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Ralston Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Ralston Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 June 2021.