| Boyer Run Tributary to Sewickley Creek | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brush Run divide |
| • location | about 1 mile northeast of Standard Shaft, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°10′29″N 079°30′13″W / 40.17472°N 79.50361°W / 40.17472; -79.50361 |
| • elevation | 1,152 ft (351 m) |
| Mouth | Sewickley Creek |
| • location | about 0.5 miles east of Armbrust, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°13′09″N 079°32′07″W / 40.21917°N 79.53528°W / 40.21917; -79.53528 |
| • elevation | 958 ft (292 m) |
| Length | 2.98 mi (4.80 km) |
| Basin size | 8.44 square miles (21.9 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sewickley Creek |
| • average | 7.86 cu ft/s (0.223 m/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Hurst Run |
| Bridges | PA 981, Boyer Road, Armbrust-Hecla Road |
Boyer Run is a 2.98 mi (4.80 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Course
Boyer Run rises about one mile (1.6 km) northeast of Standard Shaft, Pennsylvania, and then flows northwest to join Sewickley Creek at about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of Armbrust.
Watershed
Boyer Run drains 5.44 square miles (14.1 km) of area, receives about 42.6 in (1,080 mm) per year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 382.48, and is about 44% forested.
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail – Boyer Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Boyer Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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