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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Whitney Run
Tributary to Stony Run
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyClearfield
Physical characteristics
SourceAnderson Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Anderson Creek, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°07′59″N 078°32′49″W / 41.13306°N 78.54694°W / 41.13306; -78.54694
 • elevation1,990 ft (610 m)
Mouth 
 • locationabout 2 miles northeast of Home Camp, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°07′39″N 078°35′55″W / 41.12750°N 78.59861°W / 41.12750; -78.59861
 • elevation1,699 ft (518 m)
Length3.15 mi (5.07 km)
Basin size1.96 square miles (5.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationStony Run
 • average3.52 cu ft/s (0.100 m/s) at mouth with Stony Run
Basin features
ProgressionStony Run → Anderson Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River systemSusquehanna River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGordon Road

Whitney Run is a 3.15 mi (5.07 km) long 1st order tributary to Stony Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Whitney Run rises about 1 mile south of Anderson Creek, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally west to join Stony Run about 2 miles northeast of Home Camp.

Watershed

Whitney Run drains 1.96 square miles (5.1 km) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 440.18, and is about 90% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Whitney Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Whitney Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 August 2021.

Watershed Maps

Course and Watershed of Whitney Run (Stony Run tributary) in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA


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