Brush Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Brush Run is a 8.64 mi (13.90 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Brush Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Brush Run mouth location
Map of Brush Run mouth location
Location of Brush Run mouth
Map of Brush Run mouth location
Map of Brush Run mouth location
Brush Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Physical characteristics
SourceGeorges Run divide
 • locationabout 3 miles east of Buffalo, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°13′29″N 080°19′55″W / 40.22472°N 80.33194°W / 40.22472; -80.33194[1]
 • elevation1,238 ft (377 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
Acheson, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°11′35″N 080°27′08″W / 40.19306°N 80.45222°W / 40.19306; -80.45222[1]
 • elevation
886 ft (270 m)[3]
Length8.64 mi (13.90 km)[4]
Basin size21.73 square miles (56.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average24.81 cu ft/s (0.703 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightDunkle Run
BridgesLinnwood Drive, PA 844, PA 331, Reed Road, Greencove Road, Oak Ridge Road, PA 231

Course

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Brush Run rises about 3 miles east of Buffalo, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows west-southwest to join Buffalo Creek at Acheson.[3]

Watershed

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Brush Run drains 24.81 square miles (64.3 km2) of area, receives about 39.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 323.39, and is about 40% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Brush Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Brush Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 June 2021.