Hughey Run Explained

Hughey Run
Name Other:Tributary to Bilger Run
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hughey Run mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Hughey Run mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Clearfield
Length:1.84miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Bilger Run
Discharge1 Avg:2.14cuft/s at mouth with Bilger Run[2]
Source1:Bilger Run divide
Source1 Location:pond about 1 mile west of Greenville, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:41.01°N -78.6286°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:1790feet[4]
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles south of Greenville, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:40.9997°N -78.6025°W
Mouth Elevation:1686feet[5]
Progression:Bilger RunKratzer RunAnderson CreekWest Branch Susquehanna RiverSusquehanna RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River System:Susquehanna River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:T 486, Evergreen Road

Hughey Run is a 1.84miles long 1st order tributary to Bilger Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3] Hughey Run has been and continues to impacted by acid mine drainage (AMD), though not to the extent of Kratzer Run.[6]

Course

Hughey Run rises in a pond about 1 mile west of Greenville, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally southeast to join Bilger Run about 0.5 miles south of Greenville.[5]

Watershed

Hughey Run drains of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 427.37, and is about 73% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 21 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Hughey Run Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 21 August 2021.
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Hughey Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 21 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 21 August 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 21 August 2021 . en.
  6. Web site: Anderson Creek Watershed Assessment, Restoration and Implementation Plan . Western Pennsylvania Conservancy . 23 August 2021.