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Damon Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)

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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Damon Run
Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWarren
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Damon Run and Prosser Run
 • locationabout 1 mile southeast of Baker Hill
 • coordinates41°54′43″N 079°31′33″W / 41.91194°N 79.52583°W / 41.91194; -79.52583
 • elevation1,690 ft (520 m)
MouthBrokenstraw Creek
 • locationabout 1.5 miles northwest of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°53′21″N 079°32′53″W / 41.88917°N 79.54806°W / 41.88917; -79.54806
 • elevation1,368 ft (417 m)
Length2.06 mi (3.32 km)
Basin size2.17 square miles (5.6 km)
Discharge 
 • locationBrokenstraw Creek
 • average4.42 cu ft/s (0.125 m/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek
Basin features
ProgressionBrokenstraw CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWay Road, Lucky Lane

Damon Run is a 2.06 mi (3.32 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek. It is classed as a cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

Course

Damon Run rises on the divide between it and Prosser Run in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 1 mile southeast of Baker Hill and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek about 1.5 miles northwest of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Damon Run drains 2.17 square miles (5.6 km) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and the northwestern glaciated plateau and is underlaid by the Venango Formation. The watershed receives an average of 45.8 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 393.52. The watershed is about 62% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Damon Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Damon Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Columbus Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Damon Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  6. "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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