Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Foster Brook is a 4.88 mi (7.85 km) long third-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek.[2]
| Foster Brook Tributary to Tunungwant Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Foster Brook mouth  Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | McKean |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Baker Run divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Gilmore, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°57′34.23″N 078°32′11.08″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,950 ft (590 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Tunungwant Creek |
• location | Foster Brook, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°59′1.23″N 078°37′31.10″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,404 ft (428 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.88 mi (7.85 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 12.26 square miles (31.8 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tunungwant Creek |
| • average | 2.37 cu ft/s (0.067 m3/s) at mouth with Tunungwant Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tunungwant Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Pennbrook Run Harrisburg Run |
| Bridges | Derrick Road, PA 646, PA 346 (x2), Babcock Road, Fairview Heights, E Main Street, Bradford Mall, US 219 |
Course
Foster Brook rises about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Gilmore and then flows northwest to meet Tunungwant Creek at Foster Brook, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
Foster Brook drains 12.26 square miles (31.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year (114 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 87.64% forested.[3]
See also
References
- "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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