Hunters Run (Sewickley Creek tributary)

Hunters Run is a 2.69 mi (4.33 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Hunters Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Map of Hunters Run mouth location
Map of Hunters Run mouth location
Location of Hunters Run mouth
Map of Hunters Run mouth location
Map of Hunters Run mouth location
Hunters Run (Sewickley Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourcePainters Run and Dutch Hollow divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Wyano, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°11′23″N 079°41′54″W / 40.18972°N 79.69833°W / 40.18972; -79.69833[1]
 • elevation1,005 ft (306 m)[2]
MouthSewickley Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles northwest of Wyano, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°12′33″N 079°42′57″W / 40.20917°N 79.71583°W / 40.20917; -79.71583[1]
 • elevation
860 ft (260 m)[3]
Length2.69 mi (4.33 km)[4]
Basin size3.17 square miles (8.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSewickley Creek
 • average3.92 cu ft/s (0.111 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftPainters Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSmithton Pike, I-70, PA 31, I-70, 1st Street, Strikertown Road, Squires Lane, Turkeytown Road

Course

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Hunters Run rises about 0.5 miles southwest of Wyano, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows northerly to join Sewickley Creek about 0.5 miles northwest of Wyano.[3]

Watershed

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Hunters Run drains 3.17 square miles (8.2 km2) of area, receives about 40.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 355.34, and is about 40% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Hunters Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Hunters Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.