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Dressler Run

Coordinates: 41°06′29″N 078°38′45″W / 41.10806°N 78.64583°W / 41.10806; -78.64583
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Dressler Run
Tributary to Anderson Creek
Map of Dressler Run mouth location
Map of Dressler Run mouth location
Location of Dressler Run mouth
Map of Dressler Run mouth location
Map of Dressler Run mouth location
Dressler Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyClearfield
Physical characteristics
SourceCoal Run divide
 • locationabout 0.25 miles northwest of Home Camp, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°07′03″N 078°38′56″W / 41.11750°N 78.64889°W / 41.11750; -78.64889[1]
 • elevation1,710 ft (520 m)[2]
Mouth 
 • location
Home Camp, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°06′29″N 078°38′45″W / 41.10806°N 78.64583°W / 41.10806; -78.64583[1]
 • elevation
1,675 ft (511 m)[2]
Length1.45 mi (2.33 km)[3]
Basin size1.20 square miles (3.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationAnderson Creek
 • average2.06 cu ft/s (0.058 m3/s) at mouth with Anderson Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionAnderson CreekWest Branch Susquehanna RiverSusquehanna RiverChesapeake BayAtlantic Ocean
River systemSusquehanna River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHome Camp Road, Muzz Run Road, Home Camp Road

Dressler Run is a 1.45 mi (2.33 km) long 1st order tributary to Anderson Creek in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream in the United States with this name.[1]

Course

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Dressler Run rises about 0.25 miles northwest of Home Camp, Pennsylvania, and then flows southwest and turns southeast to join Anderson Creek in Du Bois Reservoir at Home Camp.[2]

Watershed

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Dressler Run drains 1.20 square miles (3.1 km2) of area, receives about 44.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 421.75, and is about 49% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Dressler Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Dressler Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

Watershed Maps

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Watershed and Course of Dressler Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA