Welch Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Welch Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington
Physical characteristics
Source	Sugarcamp Run divide
• location	pond about 1.5 miles northeast of Dunsfort, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°12′40″N 080°29′00″W / 40.21111°N 80.48333°W / 40.21111; -80.48333[1]
• elevation	1,120 ft (340 m)[2]
Mouth	Buffalo Creek
• location	Dunsfort, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°11′19″N 080°30′13″W / 40.18861°N 80.50361°W / 40.18861; -80.50361Coordinates: 40°11′19″N 080°30′13″W / 40.18861°N 80.50361°W / 40.18861; -80.50361[1]
• elevation	837 ft (255 m)[3]
Length	1.75 mi (2.82 km)[4]
Basin size	0.89 square miles (2.3 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Buffalo Creek
• average	1.10 cu ft/s (0.031 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	PA 331

Welch Run is a 1.75 mi (2.82 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Course[]

Welch Run rises in a pond about 1.5 miles northeast of Dunsfort, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwest to join Buffalo Creek at Dunsfort.^[3]

Watershed[]

Welch Run drains 0.89 square miles (2.3 km²) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 288.69, and is about 88% forested.^[5]

See also[]

• List of Pennsylvania Rivers

References[]