Buffalo Run (Sewickley Creek tributary) explained

Buffalo Run
Name Other:Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Buffalo Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Buffalo 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:3.89miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Sewickley Creek
Discharge1 Avg:13.61cuft/s at mouth with Sewickley Creek[2]
Source1:Stauffer Run divide
Source1 Location:West Bethany, Pennsylvania[3]
Source1 Coordinates:40.1803°N -79.6739°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:1140feet
Mouth:Sewickley Creek
Mouth Location:Hunker, Pennsylvania[5]
Mouth Coordinates:40.2017°N -79.625°W
Mouth Elevation:917feet
Progression:Sewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Monongahela River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Hockey Road, Ruffsdale-Alverton Road, Leighty Hollow Road, PA 31, Railroad Street, State Route 3089, Thompson Hollow Road, State Route 3089 (x2)

Buffalo Run is a 3.89miles long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Buffalo Run rises at West Bethany, Pennsylvania,[3] and then flows north-northwest to join Sewickley Creek at Hunker.[5]

Watershed

Buffalo Run drains of area, receives about 41.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 369.10, and is about 48% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 16 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Buffalo Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 16 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 16 November 2020 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - Lick Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 16 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 16 November 2020 . en.