White Oak Run (Loyalhanna Creek tributary) explained

White Oak Run
Name Other:Tributary to Loyalhanna Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of White Oak Run mouth
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Westmoreland
Length:4.58miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Loyalhanna Creek
Discharge1 Avg:19.87cuft/s at mouth with Loyalhanna Creek[2]
Source1:Indian Creek divide
Source1 Location:about 0.25 miles northeast of Kregar, Pennsylvania[3]
Source1 Coordinates:40.1258°N -79.3008°W[4]
Source1 Elevation:1740feet
Mouth:Loyalhanna Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.25 miles north of Weaver Mill, Pennsylvania
Mouth Coordinates:40.1619°N -79.2739°W
Mouth Elevation:1266feet
Progression:northeast
River System:Loyalhanna Creek
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Laurel Run
Powdermill Run

White Oak Run is a 4.58miles long 3rd order tributary to Loyalhanna Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[4]

Course

White Oak Run rises on the Indian Creek divide about northeast of Kregar in Westmoreland County. White Oak Run then flows northeast to meet Loyalhanna Creek about north of Weaver Mill, Pennsylvania.[3]

Watershed

White Oak Run drains of area, receives about 49.9 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 378.29, and has an average water temperature of 8.74 °C.[2] The watershed is 92% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 29 December 2019.
  2. Web site: White Oak Run Watershed Report . Waters Geoviewer . US EPA . 30 December 2019.
  3. Web site: White Oak Run Topo Map, Westmoreland County PA (Stahlstown Area) . TopoZone . Locality, LLC . 30 December 2019 . en.
  4. Web site: GNIS Detail - White Oak Run . geonames.usgs.gov . US Geological Survey . 30 December 2019.