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Buck Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 40°11′29″N 080°26′57″W / 40.19139°N 80.44917°W / 40.19139; -80.44917
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Buck Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
Map of Buck Run mouth location
Map of Buck Run mouth location
Location of Buck Run mouth
Map of Buck Run mouth location
Map of Buck Run mouth location
Buck Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWashington
Physical characteristics
SourceDutch Fork divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles south of Donley, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°08′15″N 080°25′35″W / 40.13750°N 80.42639°W / 40.13750; -80.42639[1]
 • elevation1,170 ft (360 m)[2]
MouthBuffalo Creek
 • location
Acheson, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
40°11′29″N 080°26′57″W / 40.19139°N 80.44917°W / 40.19139; -80.44917[1]
 • elevation
886 ft (270 m)[3]
Length4.37 mi (7.03 km)[4]
Basin size5.74 square miles (14.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationBuffalo Creek
 • average6.95 cu ft/s (0.197 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionBuffalo CreekOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemOhio River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCrane Road, Ramage Road, PA 231

Buck Run is a 4.37 mi (7.03 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Buck Run rises about 0.5 miles south of Donley, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows north-northwest to join Buffalo Creek at Acheson.[3]

Watershed

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Buck Run drains 5.74 square miles (14.9 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 310.59, and is about 67% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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