Patchel Run

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Patchel Run
Tributary to French Creek
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Location
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Venango
Physical characteristics
SourceWolf Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northwest of Galloway, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates 41°27′22″N079°50′56″W / 41.45611°N 79.84889°W / 41.45611; -79.84889 [1]
 • elevation1,440 ft (440 m) [2]
Mouth Foster Corner, Pennsylvania
 • location
 French Creek
 • coordinates
 41°24′42″N079°51′10″W / 41.41167°N 79.85278°W / 41.41167; -79.85278 [1]
 • elevation
984 ft (300 m) [3]
Length3.41 mi (5.49 km) [4]
Basin size6.76 square miles (17.5 km2) [5]
Discharge 
 • location French Creek
 • average11.85 cu ft/s (0.336 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek [5]
Basin features
Progression French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system Allegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUS 322

Patchel Run is a stream in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. [1] It is a tributary to French Creek.

Contents

Patchel Run was named after Edward Patchel, an early settler. [6]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as: [1]

Course

Patchel Run rises on the Wolf Run divide about 2 miles northwest of Galloway, Pennsylvania. Patchel Run then flows south to meet French Creek at Foster Corner, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Patchel Run drains 6.76 square miles (17.5 km2) and has an average annual flow of 5.99 cfs (cubic feet/second). Rainfall averages 44.5 in (1,130.99 mm) per year. About 79% of the watershed is forested. [5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "GNIS Detail - Patchel Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 "Patchel Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  6. ↑ Babcock, Charles Almanzo (1919). Venango County, Pennsylvania: Her Pioneers and People. J. H. Beers. p. 28.

Additional images

Course of Patchel Run (French Creek tributary) Course of Patchel Run (French Creek tributary).jpg
Course of Patchel Run (French Creek tributary)
Watershed of Patchel Run (French Creek tributary) Watershed of Patchel Run (French Creek tributary).jpg
Watershed of Patchel Run (French Creek tributary)


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