Hungry Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) explained

Hungry Run
Name Other:Tributary to South Branch French Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Hungry Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:Counties
Subdivision Name3:Erie
Crawford
Length:3.49miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:South Branch French Creek
Discharge1 Avg:9cuft/s at mouth with South Branch French Creek[2]
Source1:divide between Hungry Run and Britton Run (Oil Creek)
Source1 Location:about 3 miles northeast of Tillotson, Pennsylvania[3]
Source1 Coordinates:41.8433°N -79.7778°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:1645feet
Mouth:South Branch French Creek
Mouth Location:about 2 miles southwest of Elgin, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.8853°N -79.7781°W
Mouth Elevation:1319feet
Progression:South Branch French CreekFrench CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:unnamed tributaries
Bridges:Hungry Run Road (x2), Concord Road

Hungry Run is a 3.49miles long tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania, and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.[2]

Course

Hungry Run rises in Bloomfield Township of northern Crawford County and then flows north into Erie County through Union Township where it meets South Branch French Creek.

Watershed

Hungry Run drains of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.6 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 469.09.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 16 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Hungry Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 16 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Pine Run Topo Map, Erie County PA (Union City Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 16 September 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail – Hungry Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 16 September 2019.