Britton Run (East Branch Oil Creek tributary) explained

Britton Run
Name Other:Tributary to East Branch Oil Creek
Map Size:300
Map Alt:Map of Britton Run mouth
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Britton Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Crawford
Subdivision Type4:Township
Subdivision Name4:Rome
Sparta
Length:6.9miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:East Branch Oil Creek
Discharge1 Avg:17.98cuft/s at mouth with East Branch Oil Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Britton Run and Lilley Run
Source1 Location:pond about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Concord Corners, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:41.8489°N -79.7406°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1658feet[4]
Mouth:East Branch Oil Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles west of Glynden, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.7722°N -79.7289°W
Mouth Elevation:1311feet
Progression:East Branch Oil CreekOil CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Chelton Hill Road, Canadohta Lake Road, Britton Run Road (x2), PA 77, Firth Road

Britton Run is a 6.9miles long tributary to East Branch Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Britton Run rises in a pond on the Lilley Run divide about 1.5 miles west of Concord Corners, Pennsylvania. Britton Run then flows southwest then southeast through the Erie Drift Plain to East Branch Oil Creek about 0.5 miles west of Glynden, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Britton Run drains of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 481.24 and is about 40% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 21 October 2019.
  2. Web site: Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA . 22 October 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Britton Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 22 October 2019.
  4. Web site: East Branch Oil Creek Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Centerville Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 21 October 2019 . en.