Foster Run (Sugar Creek tributary) explained

Foster Run
Name Other:Tributary to Sugar Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Foster Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Venango
Length:3.55miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Sugar Creek
Discharge1 Avg:3.78cuft/s at mouth with Sugar Creek[2]
Source1:Warden Run divide
Source1 Location:about 1 mile northeast of Hannasville, Pennsylvania[3]
Source1 Coordinates:41.4908°N -79.9325°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:1470feet
Mouth:Sugar Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles north of Wyattville, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.4547°N -79.8989°W
Mouth Elevation:1060feet
Progression:southeast
River System:Allegheny River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries

Foster Run is a 3.55miles long 1st order tributary to Sugar Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Foster Run rises on the Warden Run divide about 1 mile northeast of Hannasville, Pennsylvania in Venango County. Foster Run then flows southeast to meet Sugar Creek about 0.25 miles north of Wyattville, Pennsylvania in Venango County.[3]

Watershed

Foster Run drains of area, receives about 44.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 410.34, and has an average water temperature of 8.27 °C.[2] The watershed is 68% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 26 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Foster Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 26 December 2019.
  3. Web site: Warden Run Topo Map, Venango County PA (Utica Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 26 December 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - Foster Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 26 December 2019.