Seventy One Explained

Seventy One
Name Other:Garner Run
Source1 Location:top of a hill in St Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania
Mouth Location:Elk Creek in St Marys, Elk County, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.4226°N -78.6336°W
Progression:Elk Creek → Clarion RiverAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
Length:3miles
Source1 Elevation:between 2000feetand2020feetft (andft)
Mouth Elevation:1486feet
Discharge1 Avg:1.26e6USgal/day
Basin Size:2.33sqmi
Tributaries Right:two unnamed tributaries

Seventy One (also known as Garner Run) is a tributary of Elk Creek in Elk County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3miles long and flows through St Marys. The watershed of the stream has an area of 2.33sqmi. The amounts of aluminum and iron in the stream are too small to be detectable. However, there are detectable amounts of manganese, acidity, and alkalinity in the stream. A portion of the stream's watershed is part of a greenway. A coal bed also is found near it.

Course

Seventy One begins at the top of a hill in St Marys. It flows southeast for a short distance before turning south-southwest for several tenths of a mile. It then receives an unnamed tributary from the right and then turns south-southwest for several tenths of a mile, entering a valley. The stream then receives another unnamed tributary and turns south for more than a mile. At the end of its valley, it crosses a railroad line and reaches its confluence with Elk Creek.

Seventy One joins Elk Run 7.48miles upstream of its mouth.

Tributaries

Seventy One has no named tributaries. However, it does have two unnamed tributaries. The first is approximately 0.6miles long and joins the stream in its upper reaches. The second is also approximately 0.6miles long.

Hydrology

The concentrations and daily loads of aluminum and iron in the waters of Seventy One at its mouth are too low to be detectable. However, the daily load of manganese is 0.1lb per day and the concentration is 0.01 milligrams per liter. It requires no reduction to meet the stream's total maximum daily load requirements. The daily load of acidity in the stream is 130.1lb per day and the acidity concentration is 12.43 milligrams per liter. It requires a reduction of 67 percent to meet the stream's total maximum daily load requirements. The pH of the stream is between 5.5 and 6.1. The daily load of alkalinity is 86.5lb.

The average discharge of Seventy One at its mouth is 1.26 million gallons per day.

Geography and geology

The elevation near the mouth of Seventy One is 1486feet above sea level. The elevation near the stream's source is between 2000feetand2020feetft (andft) above sea level.

A coal bed known as the Alton Upper Bed occurs in the vicinity of Seventy One, on the stream's western side.

Watershed

The watershed of Seventy One has an area of 2.33sqmi. The mouth of the stream is in the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Ridgway. However, its source is in the quadrangle of St Marys.

A portion of the watershed of Seventy One is in a greenway known as the Elk Creek Natural System Greenway Corridor.

History

Seventy One was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1199966.

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