Sheppard Run is a 2.92 mi (4.70 km) long first-order tributary to East Branch Tunungwant Creek.[2]
Sheppard Run Tributary to East Branch Tunungwant Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | McKean |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Kissem Run divide |
• location | about 1-mile west of Howard, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°53′6.60″N 078°41′20.00″W / 41.8851667°N 78.6888889°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,180 ft (660 m)[1] |
Mouth | East Branch Tunungwant Creek |
• location | Custer City, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°54′32.23″N 078°38′47.10″W / 41.9089528°N 78.6464167°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,480 ft (450 m)[1] |
Length | 2.92 mi (4.70 km)[2] |
Basin size | 2.72 square miles (7.0 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | East Branch Tunungwant Creek |
• average | 5.87 cu ft/s (0.166 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 | PA 770 (x2), US 219 |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Shepard Run
Course
editSheppard Run rises about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Howard, Pennsylvania, and then flows northeast to meet East Branch Tunungwant Creek at Custer City, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
editSheppard Run drains 2.72 square miles (7.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year (118 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 90.47% forested.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 23, 2023.