Hughey Run

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Hughey Run
Tributary to Bilger Run
Map of Hughey Run mouth location
Map of Hughey Run mouth location
Location of Hughey Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyClearfield
Physical characteristics
SourceBilger Run divide
 • locationpond about 1 mile west of Greenville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°00′36″N 078°37′43″W / 41.01000°N 78.62861°W / 41.01000; -78.62861[1]
 • elevation1,790 ft (550 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 0.5 miles south of Greenville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°59′59″N 078°36′09″W / 40.99972°N 78.60250°W / 40.99972; -78.60250Coordinates: 40°59′59″N 078°36′09″W / 40.99972°N 78.60250°W / 40.99972; -78.60250[1]
 • elevation
1,686 ft (514 m)[3]
Length1.84 mi (2.96 km)[4]
Basin size1.26 square miles (3.3 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBilger Run
 • average2.14 cu ft/s (0.061 m3/s) at mouth with Bilger Run[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBilger Run → Kratzer Run → Anderson Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemSusquehanna River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesT 486, Evergreen Road

Hughey Run is a 1.84 mi (2.96 km) long 1st order tributary to Bilger Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1] Hughey Run has been and continues to impacted by acid mine drainage (AMD), though not to the extent of Kratzer Run.[6]

Course[]

Hughey Run rises in a pond about 1 mile west of Greenville, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally southeast to join Bilger Run about 0.5 miles south of Greenville.[3]

Watershed[]

Hughey Run drains 1.26 square miles (3.3 km2) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 427.37, and is about 73% forested.[5]

See also[]

  • List of Pennsylvania Rivers

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Hughey Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Hughey Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Anderson Creek Watershed Assessment, Restoration and Implementation Plan" (PDF). Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

Watershed Map[]

Course and Watershed of Hughey Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA

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