Hunters Run (Neshannock Creek tributary)

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Hunters Run
Tributary to Neshannock Creek
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Location of Hunters Run mouth
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Hunters Run (Neshannock Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
County Mercer
Lawrence
Townships Springfield
Washington
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Hunters Run and Slippery Rock Creek (Taylors Run)
  locationabout 0.25 miles southwest of Drake, Pennsylvania
  coordinates 41°06′45″N080°11′53″W / 41.11250°N 80.19806°W / 41.11250; -80.19806 [1]
  elevation1,220 ft (370 m) [2]
Mouth Neshannock Creek
  location
about 0.5 miles northwest of Springfield Falls, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
41°09′06″N080°13′47″W / 41.15167°N 80.22972°W / 41.15167; -80.22972 Coordinates: 41°09′06″N080°13′47″W / 41.15167°N 80.22972°W / 41.15167; -80.22972 [1]
  elevation
1,040 ft (320 m) [2]
Length4.0 mi (6.4 km) [3]
Basin size7.21 square miles (18.7 km2) [4]
Discharge 
  average10.40 cu ft/s (0.294 m3/s) at mouth with Neshannock Creek [4]
Basin features
Progression Neshannock CreekShenango RiverBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River system Beaver River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries

Hunters Run is a tributary to Neshannock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in northeastern Lawrence County and flows northwest entering Neshannock Creek near Springfield Falls, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 32% agricultural, 60% forested and the rest is other uses. [4] This watershed drains the northern portion of State Game Lands #284 and is the location for Springfield Falls, a prominent waterfall on the run.

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Hunters Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Hunters Run Topo Map, Mercer County PA (Mercer Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Hunters Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 28 August 2019.