Whitney Run (Stony Run tributary)

Whitney Run is a 3.15 mi (5.07 km) long 1st order tributary to Stony Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.

Whitney Run
Tributary to Stony Run
Map of Whitney Run mouth location
Map of Whitney Run mouth location
Location of Whitney Run mouth
Map of Whitney Run mouth location
Map of Whitney Run mouth location
Whitney Run (Stony Run tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyClearfield
Physical characteristics
SourceAnderson Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Anderson Creek, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°07′59″N 078°32′49″W[1]
 • elevation1,990 ft (610 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
about 2 miles northeast of Home Camp, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°07′39″N 078°35′55″W[1]
 • elevation
1,699 ft (518 m)[3]
Length3.15 mi (5.07 km)[4]
Basin size1.96 square miles (5.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationStony Run
 • average3.52 cu ft/s (0.100 m3/s) at mouth with Stony Run[5]
Basin features
ProgressionStony Run → Anderson Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemSusquehanna River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGordon Road

Course

Whitney Run rises about 1 mile south of Anderson Creek, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally west to join Stony Run about 2 miles northeast of Home Camp.[3]

Watershed

Whitney Run drains 1.96 square miles (5.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 440.18, and is about 90% forested.[5]

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Whitney Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. "Whitney Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

Watershed Maps
Course and Watershed of Whitney Run (Stony Run tributary) in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA


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