Damon Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) explained

Damon Run
Name Other:Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Damon Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Warren
Length:2.06miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Brokenstraw Creek
Discharge1 Avg:4.42cuft/s at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Damon Run and Prosser Run
Source1 Location:about 1 mile southeast of Baker Hill
Source1 Coordinates:41.9119°N -79.5258°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1690feet[4]
Mouth:Brokenstraw Creek
Mouth Location:about 1.5 miles northwest of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.8892°N -79.5481°W
Mouth Elevation:1368feet
Progression:Brokenstraw CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Way Road, Lucky Lane

Damon Run is a 2.06miles long 2nd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[1] It is classed as a cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]

Course

Damon Run rises on the divide between it and Prosser Run in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 1 mile southeast of Baker Hill and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek about 1.5 miles northwest of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Damon Run drains of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and the northwestern glaciated plateau and is underlaid by the Venango Formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 45.8 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 393.52.[2] The watershed is about 62% forested.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 26 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Damon Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 26 September 2019.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Damon Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 26 September 2019.
  4. Web site: Damon Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Columbus Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 26 September 2019 . en.
  5. Web site: Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan . Pennsylvania DCNR . Western Pennsylvania Conservancy . 22 September 2019.
  6. Web site: Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps . mrdata.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 22 September 2019.