Potter Run (Neshannock Creek tributary)

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Potter Run
Tributary to Neshannock Creek
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Potter Run (Neshannock Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
Country United States of America
State Pennsylvania
County Lawrence
Township Washington
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Potter Run and Slippery Rock Creek
  locationabout 3 miles southeast of Volant, Pennsylvania
  coordinates 41°04′42″N080°14′10″W / 41.07833°N 80.23611°W / 41.07833; -80.23611 [1]
  elevation1,258 ft (383 m) [2]
Mouth Neshannock Creek
  location
About 0.25 miles downstream of Volant, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
41°06′29″N080°15′47″W / 41.10806°N 80.26306°W / 41.10806; -80.26306 Coordinates: 41°06′29″N080°15′47″W / 41.10806°N 80.26306°W / 41.10806; -80.26306 [1]
  elevation
1,000 ft (300 m) [2]
Length3.74 mi (6.02 km) [3]
Basin size5.69 square miles (14.7 km2) [4]
Discharge 
  average7.79 cu ft/s (0.221 m3/s) at mouth with Potter Run [4]
Basin features
Progression Neshannock CreekShenango RiverBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River system Beaver River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries

Potter Run is a tributary to Neshannock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in south-central Lawrence County and flows west and enters Neshannock Creek just downstream of Volant, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 50% agricultural, 44% forested and the rest is other uses. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Potter Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Neshannock Creek Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (New Castle South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Potter Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2019.