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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Foster Run
Tributary to Sugar Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyVenango
Physical characteristics
SourceWarden Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile northeast of Hannasville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°29′27″N 079°55′57″W / 41.49083°N 79.93250°W / 41.49083; -79.93250
 • elevation1,470 ft (450 m)
MouthSugar Creek
 • locationabout 0.25 miles north of Wyattville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°27′17″N 079°53′56″W / 41.45472°N 79.89889°W / 41.45472; -79.89889
 • elevation1,060 ft (320 m)
Length3.55 mi (5.71 km)
Basin size2.13 square miles (5.5 km)
Discharge 
 • locationSugar Creek
 • average3.78 cu ft/s (0.107 m/s) at mouth with Sugar Creek
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Foster Run is a 3.55 mi (5.71 km) long 1st order tributary to Sugar Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Foster Run rises on the Warden Run divide about 1 mile northeast of Hannasville, Pennsylvania in Venango County. Foster Run then flows southeast to meet Sugar Creek about 0.25 miles north of Wyattville, Pennsylvania in Venango County.

Watershed

Foster Run drains 2.13 square miles (5.5 km) of area, receives about 44.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 410.34, and has an average water temperature of 8.27 °C. The watershed is 68% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Foster Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Warden Run Topo Map, Venango County PA (Utica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Foster Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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