West Branch Tunungwant Creek Explained

West Branch Tunungwant Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Tunungwant Creek
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of West Branch Tunungwant Creek mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:McKean
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Bradford
Length:9.8miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Tunungwant Creek
Discharge1 Avg:84.4cuft/s at mouth with Tunungwant Creek[2]
Source1:Chappel Fork divide
Source1 Location:about 5 miles west-southwest of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania
Source1 Coordinates:41.862°N -78.7486°W[3]
Source1 Elevation:2180feet
Mouth:Tunungwant Creek
Mouth Location:Bradford, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:41.9581°N -78.6414°W
Mouth Elevation:1421feet
Progression:Tunungwant CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River System:Allegheny River
Tributaries Left:South Penn Run
Fuller Brook
Langmade Brook
Marilla Brook
Bennett Brook
Tributaries Right:Two Mile Run
Kissem Run
Waterbodies:Bradford City Number 5 Reservoir
Bridges:Glendorn Drive, Crookerhouse Lane, Clarks Lane, Dorothy Lane, Barbour Street, Mechanic Street, Kennedy Street, Davis Street, Forman Street, US 219

West Branch Tunungwant Creek is a 9.8miles long fourth-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek.[1] This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[3]

Course

West Branch Tunungwant Creek rises about west-southwest of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, and then flows northeast to meet Tunungwant Creek at Bradford, Pennsylvania to form Tunungwant Creek with East Branch Tunungwant Creek.

Watershed

West Branch Tunungwant Creek drains of area, receives about of precipitation, and is about 84.55% forested.[2]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . January 19, 2023.
  2. Web site: Watershed Report Office of Water US EPA . watersgeo.epa.gov . US EPA . January 19, 2023 . en.
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . edits.nationalmap.gov . US Geological Survey . January 19, 2023.