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Gravel_Run_(French_Creek_tributary) Latitude and Longitude:
41°45′27″N 080°06′42″W / 41.75750°N 80.11167°W / 41.75750; -80.11167
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Gravel Run
Tributary to French Creek
Map of Gravel Run mouth location
Map of Gravel Run mouth location
Location of Gravel Run mouth
Map of Gravel Run mouth location
Map of Gravel Run mouth location
Gravel Run (French Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Crawford
Physical characteristics
Source Woodcock Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles west of Pinney Corners, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates 41°42′49″N 080°02′50″W / 41.71361°N 80.04722°W / 41.71361; -80.04722 [1]
 • elevation1,460 ft (450 m) [2]
Mouth French Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles west of Woodcock, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
 41°45′27″N 080°06′42″W / 41.75750°N 80.11167°W / 41.75750; -80.11167 [1]
 • elevation
1,128 ft (344 m) [3]
Length5.48 mi (8.82 km) [4]
Basin size11.73 square miles (30.4 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location French Creek
 • average20.88 cu ft/s (0.591 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek [5]
Basin features
Progression French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system Allegheny 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: [1]

  • 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. [3]

Watershed

Gravel Run drains 11.73 square miles (30.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 436.22, and is about 53% forested. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "Gravel Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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