Gravel Run (French Creek tributary)
Gravel Run is a 5.48 mi (8.82 km) long 2nd order tributary to French Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
| Gravel Run Tributary to French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Gravel Run mouth  Gravel Run (French Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Woodcock Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles west of Pinney Corners, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°42′49″N 080°02′50″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,460 ft (450 m)[2] |
| Mouth | French Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles west of Woodcock, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°45′27″N 080°06′42″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,128 ft (344 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.48 mi (8.82 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 11.73 square miles (30.4 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | French Creek |
| • average | 20.88 cu ft/s (0.591 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Stoltz Road, Dibble Hill Road, Leimbach Road, Huson Road, Amy Road, PA 86, Bockman Hollow Road |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Gravel Creek
Course
Gravel Run rises about 1.5 miles west of Pinney Corners, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally west-northwest to join French Creek about 1.5 miles west of Woodcock, Pennsylvania.[3]
Watershed
Gravel Run drains 11.73 square miles (30.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 436.22, and is about 53% forested.[5]
See also
References
- "GNIS Detail - Gravel Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Gravel Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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