Belson Run | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Sewickley Creek |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Belson Run mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Belson Run mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Westmoreland |
Subdivision Type4: | Borough |
Subdivision Name4: | Hunker |
Length: | 2.55miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Sewickley Creek |
Discharge1 Avg: | 3.71cuft/s at mouth with Sewickley Creek[2] |
Source1: | Wilson Run divide |
Source1 Location: | about 0.5 miles north of Central, Pennsylvania[3] |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.1883°N -79.5797°W[4] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1155feet |
Mouth: | Sewickley Creek |
Mouth Location: | Hunker, Pennsylvania[5] |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.2058°N -79.6231°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 920feet |
Progression: | Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | Monongahela River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Tech Center Drive, Sunny Lane, Preacher's Road, Paintersville Road, New Stanton-Ruffsdale Road |
Belson Run is a 2.55miles long 1st order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[4]
Belson Run rises about 0.5 miles north of Central, Pennsylvania,[3] and then flows northwest to join Sewickley Creek at Hunker.[5]
Belson Run drains of area, receives about 41.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 416.98, and is about 37% forested.[2]