Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)

Foster Brook is a 4.88 mi (7.85 km) long third-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek.[2]

Foster Brook
Tributary to Tunungwant Creek
Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Location of Foster Brook mouth
Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMcKean
Physical characteristics
SourceBaker Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southeast of Gilmore, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°57′34.23″N 078°32′11.08″W / 41.9595083°N 78.5364111°W / 41.9595083; -78.5364111[1]
 • elevation1,950 ft (590 m)[1]
MouthTunungwant Creek
 • location
Foster Brook, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°59′1.23″N 078°37′31.10″W / 41.9836750°N 78.6253056°W / 41.9836750; -78.6253056[1]
 • elevation
1,404 ft (428 m)[1]
Length4.88 mi (7.85 km)[2]
Basin size12.26 square miles (31.8 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationTunungwant Creek
 • average2.37 cu ft/s (0.067 m3/s) at mouth with Tunungwant Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionTunungwant CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightPennbrook Run
Harrisburg Run
BridgesDerrick Road, PA 646, PA 346 (x2), Babcock Road, Fairview Heights, E Main Street, Bradford Mall, US 219

Course

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Foster Brook rises about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Gilmore and then flows northwest to meet Tunungwant Creek at Foster Brook, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

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Foster Brook drains 12.26 square miles (31.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year (114 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 87.64% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.