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Bruner Run

Coordinates: 39°55′33″N 079°13′09″W / 39.92583°N 79.21917°W / 39.92583; -79.21917
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Bruner Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Bruner Run mouth location
Map of Bruner Run mouth location
Location of Bruner Run mouth
Map of Bruner Run mouth location
Map of Bruner Run mouth location
Bruner Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceJonathan Run divide
 • locationabout 4 miles west-southwest of Stewarton, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°53′56″N 079°32′39″W / 39.89889°N 79.54417°W / 39.89889; -79.54417[1]
 • elevation1,975 ft (602 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
about 0.5 miles northwest of Stewarton, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°55′33″N 079°13′09″W / 39.92583°N 79.21917°W / 39.92583; -79.21917[1]
 • elevation
997 ft (304 m)[3]
Length3.88 mi (6.24 km)[4]
Basin size3.44 square miles (8.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average7.27 cu ft/s (0.206 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGreenbriar Road

Bruner Run is a 3.88 mi (6.24 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Haney Run

Course

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Bruner Run rises about 4 miles west-southwest of Stewarton, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows north and turns east to join the Youghiogheny River about 0.5 miles northwest of Stewarton.[3]

Watershed

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Bruner Run drains 3.44 square miles (8.9 km2) of area, receives about 48.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 332.58, and is about 96% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Bruner Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Bruner Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 23 November 2020.