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Pennbrook Run

Coordinates: 41°58′19.23″N 078°33′59.09″W / 41.9720083°N 78.5664139°W / 41.9720083; -78.5664139
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Pennbrook Run
Tributary to Foster Brook
Pennbrook Run is located in Pennsylvania
Pennbrook Run
Location of Pennbrook Run mouth
Pennbrook Run is located in the United States
Pennbrook Run
Pennbrook Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
New York
CountyMcKean
Physical characteristics
SourceChipmunk Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles southwest of Nichols Run, New York
 • coordinates41°59′58.00″N 078°31′23.00″W / 41.9994444°N 78.5230556°W / 41.9994444; -78.5230556[1]
 • elevation2,170 ft (660 m)[1]
MouthFoster Brook
 • location
Gilmore, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°58′19.23″N 078°33′59.09″W / 41.9720083°N 78.5664139°W / 41.9720083; -78.5664139[1]
 • elevation
1,591 ft (485 m)[1]
Length2.91 mi (4.68 km)[2]
Basin size3.20 square miles (8.3 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationFoster Brook
 • average6.49 cu ft/s (0.184 m3/s) at mouth with Foster Brook[3]
Basin features
ProgressionFoster BrookTunungwant CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBells Camp Road (x3), PA 646 (x3)

Pennbrook Run is a 2.91 mi (4.68 km) long second-order tributary to Foster Brook.[2] 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]

  • Foster Brook

Course

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Pennbrook Run rises about 0.5 miles southwest of Nichols Run, New York and then flows southwest to meet Foster Brook at Gilmore, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

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Pennbrook Run drains 3.20 square miles (8.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year (115 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 93.93% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.