Harrisburg Run
Tributary to Foster Brook
Harrisburg Run is located in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg Run
Location of Harrisburg Run mouth
Harrisburg Run is located in the United States
Harrisburg Run
Harrisburg Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
New York
CountyMcKean (PA)
Cattaraugus (NY)
Physical characteristics
SourceChipmunk Creek divide
  locationwest of Knapp Creek, New York
  coordinates42°00′35.23″N 078°32′55.09″W / 42.0097861°N 78.5486361°W / 42.0097861; -78.5486361[1]
  elevation2,115 ft (645 m)[1]
MouthFoster Brook
  location
about 0.5 miles west of Derrick City, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
41°58′22.23″N 078°35′20.29″W / 41.9728417°N 78.5889694°W / 41.9728417; -78.5889694[1]
  elevation
1,490 ft (450 m)[1]
Length3.41 mi (5.49 km)[2]
Basin size4.02 square miles (10.4 km2)[3]
Discharge 
  locationFoster Brook
  average7.98 cu ft/s (0.226 m3/s) at mouth with Foster Brook[3]
Basin features
ProgressionFoster BrookTunungwant CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHarrisburg Run Road (x2), unnamed road, Harrisburg Run Road

Harrisburg Run is a 3.41 mi (5.49 km) long first-order tributary to Foster Brook.[2] This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Harrisburg Run rises in Harrisburg, a small hamlet in the southwest corner of the town of Allegany in Cattaraugus County, New York, and then flows southwest in McKean County, Pennsylvania to meet Foster Brook about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) west of Derrick City, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Harrisburg Run drains 4.02 square miles (10.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year (115 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 92.47% forested.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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