Photos • Location
| Buck Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Buck Run mouth  Buck Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Dutch Fork divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles south of Donley, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°08′15″N 080°25′35″W / 40.13750°N 80.42639°W [1] |
| • elevation | 1,170 ft (360 m) [2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | Acheson, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°11′29″N 080°26′57″W / 40.19139°N 80.44917°W [1] |
• elevation | 886 ft (270 m) [3] |
| Length | 4.37 mi (7.03 km) [4] |
| Basin size | 5.74 square miles (14.9 km2) [5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 6.95 cu ft/s (0.197 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek [5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Crane Road, Ramage Road, PA 231 |
Buck Run is a 4.37 mi (7.03 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Course
Buck Run rises about 0.5 miles south of Donley, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows north-northwest to join Buffalo Creek at Acheson. [3]
Watershed
Buck Run drains 5.74 square miles (14.9 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 310.59, and is about 67% forested. [5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Buck Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Buck Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 June 2021.