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Belson Run

Coordinates: 40°12′21″N 079°37′23″W / 40.20583°N 79.62306°W / 40.20583; -79.62306
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Belson Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Map of Belson Run mouth location
Map of Belson Run mouth location
Location of Belson Run mouth
Map of Belson Run mouth location
Map of Belson Run mouth location
Belson Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
BoroughHunker
Physical characteristics
SourceWilson Run divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north of Central, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°11′18″N 079°34′47″W / 40.18833°N 79.57972°W / 40.18833; -79.57972[1]
 • elevation1,155 ft (352 m)[2]
MouthSewickley Creek
 • location
Hunker, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°12′21″N 079°37′23″W / 40.20583°N 79.62306°W / 40.20583; -79.62306[1]
 • elevation
920 ft (280 m)[3]
Length2.55 mi (4.10 km)[4]
Basin size2.70 square miles (7.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSewickley Creek
 • average3.71 cu ft/s (0.105 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesTech Center Drive, Sunny Lane, Preacher's Road, Paintersville Road, New Stanton-Ruffsdale Road

Belson Run is a 2.55 mi (4.10 km) long 1st order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

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Belson Run rises about 0.5 miles north of Central, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows northwest to join Sewickley Creek at Hunker.[3]

Watershed

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Belson Run drains 2.70 square miles (7.0 km2) of area, receives about 41.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 416.98, and is about 37% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Belson Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Belson Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.