Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
| Foster Brook Tributary to Tunungwant Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Foster Brook mouth  Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | McKean |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Baker Run divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles southeast of Gilmore, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°57′34.23″N 078°32′11.08″W / 41.9595083°N 78.5364111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,950 ft (590 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Tunungwant Creek |
• location | Foster Brook, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°59′1.23″N 078°37′31.10″W / 41.9836750°N 78.6253056°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,404 ft (428 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.88 mi (7.85 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 12.26 square miles (31.8 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tunungwant Creek |
| • average | 2.37 cu ft/s (0.067 m3/s) at mouth with Tunungwant Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tunungwant Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Pennbrook Run Harrisburg Run |
| Bridges | Derrick Road, PA 646, PA 346 (x2), Babcock Road, Fairview Heights, E Main Street, Bradford Mall, US 219 |
Foster Brook is a 4.88 mi (7.85 km) long third-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek.[2]
Course
[edit]Foster Brook rises about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Gilmore and then flows northwest to meet Tunungwant Creek at Foster Brook, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
[edit]Foster Brook drains 12.26 square miles (31.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year (114 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 87.64% forested.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.