Minard Run
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| Minard Run Tributary to East Branch Tunungwant Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Minard Run mouth  Minard Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | McKean |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Railroad Run divide |
| • location | about 2 miles east-southeast of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°52′6.00″N 078°41′20.00″W / 41.8683333°N 78.6888889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,200 ft (670 m)[1] |
| Mouth | East Branch Tunungwant Creek |
• location | Degolia, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°54′39.23″N 078°38′45.10″W / 41.9108972°N 78.6458611°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,478 ft (450 m)[1] |
| Length | 3.59 mi (5.78 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 8.48 square miles (22.0 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | East Branch Tunungwant Creek |
| • average | 19.71 cu ft/s (0.558 m3/s) at mouth with East Branch Tunungwant Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | East Branch Tunungwant Creek → Tunungwant Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Minard Run Road (x2), Langley Drive, Pennhills Drive, Fuller Road, High Street |
Minard Run is a 3.59 mi (5.78 km) long third-order tributary to East Branch Tunungwant Creek.[2] This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course
[edit]Minard Run rises about 2 miles (3.2 km) east-southeast of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, and then flows northeast and turns northwest to meet East Branch Tunungwant Creek at Degolia.
Watershed
[edit]Minard Run drains 8.48 square miles (22.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.5 in/year (118 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 81.97% forested.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 24, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 24, 2023.