West Branch Tunungwant Creek
| West Branch Tunungwant Creek Tributary to Tunungwant Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of West Branch Tunungwant Creek mouth  West Branch Tunungwant Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | McKean |
| City | Bradford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Chappel Fork divide |
| • location | about 5 miles west-southwest of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°51′43.22″N 078°44′55.11″W / 41.8620056°N 78.7486417°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,180 ft (660 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Tunungwant Creek |
• location | Bradford, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°57′29.23″N 078°38′29.10″W / 41.9581194°N 78.6414167°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,421 ft (433 m)[1] |
| Length | 9.80 mi (15.77 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 42.10 square miles (109.0 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tunungwant Creek |
| • average | 84.40 cu ft/s (2.390 m3/s) at mouth with Tunungwant Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tunungwant Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | South Penn Run Fuller Brook Langmade Brook Marilla Brook Bennett Brook |
| • right | Two Mile Run Kissem Run |
| Waterbodies | Bradford City Number 5 Reservoir |
| Bridges | Glendorn Drive, Crookerhouse Lane, Clarks Lane, Dorothy Lane, Barbour Street, Mechanic Street, Kennedy Street, Davis Street, Forman Street, US 219 |
West Branch Tunungwant Creek is a 9.80 mi (15.77 km) long fourth-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek.[2] This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course
[edit]West Branch Tunungwant Creek rises about 5 miles (8.0 km) west-southwest of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, and then flows northeast to meet Tunungwant Creek at Bradford, Pennsylvania to form Tunungwant Creek with East Branch Tunungwant Creek.
Watershed
[edit]West Branch Tunungwant Creek drains 42.90 square miles (111.1 km2) of area, receives about 46.6 in/year (118 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 84.55% forested.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 19, 2023.