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Buck Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Washington
Physical characteristics
Source	Dutch Fork divide
• location	about 0.5 miles south of Donley, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°08′15″N 080°25′35″W / 40.13750°N 80.42639°W / 40.13750; -80.42639
• elevation	1,170 ft (360 m)
Mouth	Buffalo Creek
• location	Acheson, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°11′29″N 080°26′57″W / 40.19139°N 80.44917°W / 40.19139; -80.44917
• elevation	886 ft (270 m)
Length	4.37 mi (7.03 km)
Basin size	5.74 square miles (14.9 km)
Discharge
• location	Buffalo Creek
• average	6.95 cu ft/s (0.197 m/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek
Basin features
Progression	Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Ohio River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Crane Road, Ramage Road, PA 231

Buck Run is a 4.37 mi (7.03 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Buck Run rises about 0.5 miles south of Donley, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows north-northwest to join Buffalo Creek at Acheson.

Watershed

Buck Run drains 5.74 square miles (14.9 km) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 310.59, and is about 67% forested.

See also

• List of Pennsylvania Rivers

References

1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Buck 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. ^ "Buck Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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• Rivers of Pennsylvania
• Rivers of Washington County, Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania river stubs