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Ralston Run (Dutch Fork tributary)

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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Ralston Run
Tributary to Dutch Fork
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Physical characteristics
SourceCastleman Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles southwest of Budaville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°08′52″N 080°29′55″W / 40.14778°N 80.49861°W / 40.14778; -80.49861
 • elevation1,160 ft (350 m)
MouthDutch Fork
 • locationabout 1 mile south-southwest of Budaville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°08′58″N 080°28′31″W / 40.14944°N 80.47528°W / 40.14944; -80.47528
 • elevation928 ft (283 m)
Length1.68 mi (2.70 km)
Basin size1.64 square miles (4.2 km)
Discharge 
 • locationDutch Fork
 • average2.07 cu ft/s (0.059 m/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek
Basin features
ProgressionDutch ForkBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesLake Road

Ralston Run is a 1.68 mi (2.70 km) long 1st order tributary to Dutch Fork in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Ralston Run rises about 2 miles southwest of Budaville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southeast then northeast to join Dutch Fork about 1 mile south-southwest of Budaville.

Watershed

Ralston Run drains 1.64 square miles (4.2 km) of area, receives about 40.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 286.81, and is about 68% forested.

See also

References

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

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