Buffalo Run (Sewickley Creek tributary)

Buffalo Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Buffalo Run; Tributary to Sewickley Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Borough	Hunker
Physical characteristics
Source	Stauffer Run divide
• location	West Bethany, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°10′49″N 079°40′26″W / 40.18028°N 79.67389°W
• elevation	1,140 ft (350 m)
Mouth	Sewickley Creek
• location	Hunker, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°12′06″N 079°37′30″W / 40.20167°N 79.62500°WCoordinates: 40°12′06″N 079°37′30″W / 40.20167°N 79.62500°W
• elevation	917 ft (280 m)
Length	3.89 mi (6.26 km)
Basin size	10.12 square miles (26.2 km2)
Discharge
• location	Sewickley Creek
• average	13.61 cu ft/s (0.385 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek
Basin features
Progression	Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Monongahela River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Hockey Road, Ruffsdale-Alverton Road, Leighty Hollow Road, PA 31, Railroad Street, State Route 3089, Thompson Hollow Road, State Route 3089 (x2)

Buffalo Run is a 3.89 mi (6.26 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course[]

Buffalo Run rises at West Bethany, Pennsylvania,^[2] and then flows north-northwest to join Sewickley Creek at Hunker.^[3]

Watershed[]

Buffalo Run drains 10.12 square miles (26.2 km²) of area, receives about 41.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 369.10, and is about 48% forested.^[5]

References[]

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

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[GNIS-1] "GNIS Detail - Lick Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[STopoview-2] "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[MTopoview-3] "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[geoviewer-4] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[watershed-5] "Buffalo Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

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Buffalo Run Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Location of Buffalo Run mouth Buffalo Run (Sewickley Creek tributary) (the United States) Show map of PennsylvaniaShow map of the United StatesShow all
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Borough	Hunker
Physical characteristics

Source	Stauffer Run divide
• location	West Bethany, Pennsylvania^[2]
• coordinates	40°10′49″N 079°40′26″W / 40.18028°N 79.67389°W / 40.18028; -79.67389^[1]
• elevation	1,140 ft (350 m)^[2]

Mouth	Sewickley Creek
• location	Hunker, Pennsylvania^[3]
• coordinates	40°12′06″N 079°37′30″W / 40.20167°N 79.62500°W / 40.20167; -79.62500Coordinates: 40°12′06″N 079°37′30″W / 40.20167°N 79.62500°W / 40.20167; -79.62500^[1]
• elevation	917 ft (280 m)^[3]
Length	3.89 mi (6.26 km)^[4]
Basin size	10.12 square miles (26.2 km²)^[5]

Discharge
• location	Sewickley Creek
• average	13.61 cu ft/s (0.385 m³/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek^[5]

Basin features
Progression	Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Monongahela River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Hockey Road, Ruffsdale-Alverton Road, Leighty Hollow Road, PA 31, Railroad Street, State Route 3089, Thompson Hollow Road, State Route 3089 (x2)