Welch Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Welch Run is a 1.75 mi (2.82 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Welch Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Welch Run mouth location
Map of Welch Run mouth location
Location of Welch Run mouth
Map of Welch Run mouth location
Map of Welch Run mouth location
Welch Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Physical characteristics
SourceSugarcamp Run divide
 • locationpond about 1.5 miles northeast of Dunsfort, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°12′40″N 080°29′00″W / 40.21111°N 80.48333°W / 40.21111; -80.48333[1]
 • elevation1,120 ft (340 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
Dunsfort, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°11′19″N 080°30′13″W / 40.18861°N 80.50361°W / 40.18861; -80.50361[1]
 • elevation
837 ft (255 m)[3]
Length1.75 mi (2.82 km)[4]
Basin size0.89 square miles (2.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average1.10 cu ft/s (0.031 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPA 331

Course

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Welch Run rises in a pond about 1.5 miles northeast of Dunsfort, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwest to join Buffalo Creek at Dunsfort.[3]

Watershed

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Welch Run drains 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 288.69, and is about 88% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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