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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Brush Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Physical characteristics
SourceGeorges Run divide
 • locationabout 3 miles east of Buffalo, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°13′29″N 080°19′55″W / 40.22472°N 80.33194°W / 40.22472; -80.33194
 • elevation1,238 ft (377 m)
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • locationAcheson, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°11′35″N 080°27′08″W / 40.19306°N 80.45222°W / 40.19306; -80.45222
 • elevation886 ft (270 m)
Length8.64 mi (13.90 km)
Basin size21.73 square miles (56.3 km)
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average24.81 cu ft/s (0.703 m/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightDunkle Run
BridgesLinnwood Drive, PA 844, PA 331, Reed Road, Greencove Road, Oak Ridge Road, PA 231

Brush Run is a 8.64 mi (13.90 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Brush Run rises about 3 miles east of Buffalo, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows west-southwest to join Buffalo Creek at Acheson.

Watershed

Brush Run drains 24.81 square miles (64.3 km) of area, receives about 39.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 323.39, and is about 40% forested.

See also

References

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

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