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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Powdermill Run
Tributary to French Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
Mercer
Venango
Physical characteristics
SourceWarden Run divide
 • locationabout 3 miles northwest of Hannasville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°30′27″N 079°58′37″W / 41.50750°N 79.97694°W / 41.50750; -79.97694
 • elevation1,405 ft (428 m)
MouthFrench Creek
 • locationCarlton, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°28′30″N 080°01′21″W / 41.47500°N 80.02250°W / 41.47500; -80.02250
 • elevation1,033 ft (315 m)
Length4.32 mi (6.95 km)
Basin size3.80 square miles (9.8 km)
Discharge 
 • locationFrench Creek
 • average6.51 cu ft/s (0.184 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

Powdermill Run is a 4.32 mi (6.95 km) long 2nd order tributary to French Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania, Crawford and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania.

Course

Powdermill Run rises on the Warden Run divide about 3 miles northwest of Hannasville, Pennsylvania in Venango County. Powdermill Run then flows southwest through Crawford County into Mercer County to meet French Creek at Carlton, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Powdermill Run drains 3.80 square miles (9.8 km) of area, receives about 43.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 426.12, and has an average water temperature of 8.17 °C. The watershed is 39% forested.

See also

Additional Images

Course of Powdermill Run (French Creek tributary) in Pennsylvania
Watershed of Powdermill Run (French Creek tributary) in Pennsylvania

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Powdermill Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Mill Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Utica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Powdermill Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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