Sawhill Run
| Sawhill Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Sawhill Run mouth  Sawhill Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bonar Creek divide |
| • location | about 1.5 miles south of Claysville, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°05′40″N 080°24′28″W / 40.09444°N 80.40778°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,270 ft (390 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | about 3 miles southeast of Claysville, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°06′14″N 080°21′47″W / 40.10389°N 80.36306°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,060 ft (320 m)[3] |
| Length | 2.54 mi (4.09 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 2.81 square miles (7.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 3.64 cu ft/s (0.103 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Sunset Road |
Sawhill Run is a 2.54 mi (4.09 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course
[edit]Sawhill Run rises about 1.5 miles south of Claysville, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows generally east to join Buffalo Creek about 3 miles southeast of Claysville.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Sawhill Run drains 2.81 square miles (7.3 km2) of area, receives about 40.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 300.98, and is about 57% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Sawhill Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Sawhill Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 3 June 2021.