Dog Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)

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Dog Run
Tributary to Buffalo Creek
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Dog Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Washington
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Prong Castleman Run divide
 • locationabour 2 miles south of Dunsfort, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates 40°10′02″N080°30′13″W / 40.16722°N 80.50361°W / 40.16722; -80.50361 [1]
 • elevation1,170 ft (360 m) [2]
Mouth Buffalo Creek
 • location
Dunsfort, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
 40°11′19″N080°30′07″W / 40.18861°N 80.50194°W / 40.18861; -80.50194 Coordinates: 40°11′19″N080°30′07″W / 40.18861°N 80.50194°W / 40.18861; -80.50194 [1]
 • elevation
843 ft (257 m) [3]
Length2.31 mi (3.72 km) [4]
Basin size1.33 square miles (3.4 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location Buffalo Creek
 • average1.66 cu ft/s (0.047 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 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesDry Ridge Road

Dog Run is a 2.31 mi (3.72 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Contents

Course

Dog Run rises about 2 miles south of Dunsfort, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows north and northwest to join Buffalo Creek at Dunsfort. [3]

Watershed

Dog Run drains 1.33 square miles (3.4 km2) of area, receives about 40.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 300.49, and is about 78% forested. [5]

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Dog Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 "Dog Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
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