Gar Run

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Gar Run
Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Gar Run is located in Pennsylvania
Gar Run
Location of Gar Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWarren
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Gar Run and Oil Creek
 • locationabout 2 miles east of Sanford, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°46′18″N 079°29′58″W / 41.77167°N 79.49944°W / 41.77167; -79.49944[1]
 • elevation1,775 ft (541 m)[2]
MouthBrokenstraw Creek
 • location
Garland, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
41°46′50″N 079°26′50″W / 41.78056°N 79.44722°W / 41.78056; -79.44722Coordinates: 41°46′50″N 079°26′50″W / 41.78056°N 79.44722°W / 41.78056; -79.44722[1]
 • elevation
1,286 ft (392 m)[1]
Length4.96 mi (7.98 km)[3]
Basin size18.32 square miles (47.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBrokenstraw Creek
 • average31.76 cu ft/s (0.899 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBrokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftHosmer Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRoss Hill Road, PA 27

Gar Run is a 4.96 mi (7.98 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]

Variant names[]

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Crouse Run

Course[]

Gar Run rises on the divide between it and Oil Creek in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 2 miles east of Sanford, Pennsylvania and flows northeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek at Garland.

Watershed[]

Gar Run drains 18.32 square miles (47.4 km2) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and is underlaid by the Venango Formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 42.6 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 388.06.[4] The watershed is about 75% forested.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Gar Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Gar Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Pittsfield Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Gar Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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