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Gravel Run (French Creek tributary)

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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Gravel Run
Tributary to French Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
Physical characteristics
SourceWoodcock Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles west of Pinney Corners, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°42′49″N 080°02′50″W / 41.71361°N 80.04722°W / 41.71361; -80.04722
 • elevation1,460 ft (450 m)
MouthFrench Creek
 • locationabout 1.5 miles west of Woodcock, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°45′27″N 080°06′42″W / 41.75750°N 80.11167°W / 41.75750; -80.11167
 • elevation1,128 ft (344 m)
Length5.48 mi (8.82 km)
Basin size11.73 square miles (30.4 km)
Discharge 
 • locationFrench Creek
 • average20.88 cu ft/s (0.591 m/s) at mouth with French Creek
Basin features
ProgressionFrench Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesStoltz Road, Dibble Hill Road, Leimbach Road, Huson Road, Amy Road, PA 86, Bockman Hollow Road

Gravel Run is a 5.48 mi (8.82 km) long 2nd order tributary to French Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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

  • Gravel Creek

Course

Gravel Run rises about 1.5 miles west of Pinney Corners, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally west-northwest to join French Creek about 1.5 miles west of Woodcock, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Gravel Run drains 11.73 square miles (30.4 km) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 436.22, and is about 53% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Gravel Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Gravel Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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