Foster Run is a 3.55 mi (5.71 km) long 1st order tributary to Sugar Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
| Foster Run Tributary to Sugar Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Foster Run mouth  Foster Run (Sugar Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Venango |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Warden Run divide |
| • location | about 1 mile northeast of Hannasville, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 41°29′27″N 079°55′57″W / 41.49083°N 79.93250°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,470 ft (450 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Sugar Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles north of Wyattville, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°27′17″N 079°53′56″W / 41.45472°N 79.89889°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,060 ft (320 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.55 mi (5.71 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.13 square miles (5.5 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sugar Creek |
| • average | 3.78 cu ft/s (0.107 m3/s) at mouth with Sugar Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
Course
editFoster Run rises on the Warden Run divide about 1 mile northeast of Hannasville, Pennsylvania in Venango County. Foster Run then flows southeast to meet Sugar Creek about 0.25 miles north of Wyattville, Pennsylvania in Venango County.[2]
Watershed
editFoster Run drains 2.13 square miles (5.5 km2) of area, receives about 44.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 410.34, and has an average water temperature of 8.27 °C.[4] The watershed is 68% forested.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Foster Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Warden Run Topo Map, Venango County PA (Utica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Foster Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.