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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Latchaw Creek
Tributary to Tunungwant Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
Pennsylvania
CountiesMcKean (PA)
Cattaraugus(NY)
Physical characteristics
SourceLimestone Brook divide
 • locationabout 2 miles southwest of Limestone, New York
 • coordinates42°00′33.12″N 078°39′15.23″W / 42.0092000°N 78.6542306°W / 42.0092000; -78.6542306
 • elevation2,140 ft (650 m)
MouthTunungwant Creek
 • locationabout 1 mile north-northwest of Foster Brook, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°59′34.23″N 078°37′30.10″W / 41.9928417°N 78.6250278°W / 41.9928417; -78.6250278
 • elevation1,401 ft (427 m)
Length2.99 mi (4.81 km)
Basin size1.69 square miles (4.4 km)
Discharge 
 • locationTunungwant Creek
 • average3.25 cu ft/s (0.092 m/s) at mouth with Tunungwant Creek
Basin features
ProgressionTunungwant Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCamp Road, unnamed road (x3), Latchaw Hollow Road, Seaward Avenue

Latchaw Creek is a 2.99 mi (4.81 km) long first-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:

  • Latchaw Run

Course

Latchaw Creek rises about 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Limestone, New York in Cattaraugus County and then flows generally southeast into McKean County, Pennsylvania to meet Tunungwant Creek about 1-mile north-northwest of Foster Brook, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Latchaw Creek drains 1.69 square miles (4.4 km) of area, receives about 44.18 in/year (112.2 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 94.03% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  2. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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