| Sheppard Run Tributary to East Branch Tunungwant Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sheppard Run mouth  Sheppard Run (East Branch Tunungwant Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | McKean |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Kissem Run divide |
| • location | about 1-mile west of Howard, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°53′6.60″N 078°41′20.00″W / 41.8851667°N 78.6888889°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,180 ft (660 m)[1] |
| Mouth | East Branch Tunungwant Creek |
• location | Custer City, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°54′32.23″N 078°38′47.10″W / 41.9089528°N 78.6464167°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,480 ft (450 m)[1] |
| Length | 2.92 mi (4.70 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 2.72 square miles (7.0 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | East Branch Tunungwant Creek |
| • average | 5.87 cu ft/s (0.166 m3/s) at mouth with East Branch Tunungwant Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | East Branch Tunungwant Creek → Tunungwant Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | PA 770 (x2), US 219 |
Sheppard Run is a 2.92 mi (4.70 km) long first-order tributary to East Branch Tunungwant Creek.[2]
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Shepard Run
Course
Sheppard Run rises about 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Howard, Pennsylvania, and then flows northeast to meet East Branch Tunungwant Creek at Custer City, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
Sheppard Run drains 2.72 square miles (7.0 km2) of area, receives about 46.3 in/year (118 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 90.47% forested.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
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