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]
| Potter Run Tributary to Neshannock Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Potter Run mouth  Potter Run (Neshannock Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lawrence |
| Township | Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Potter Run and Slippery Rock Creek |
| • location | about 3 miles southeast of Volant, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°04′42″N 080°14′10″W / 41.07833°N 80.23611°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,258 ft (383 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Neshannock Creek |
• location | About 0.25 miles downstream of Volant, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°06′29″N 080°15′47″W / 41.10806°N 80.26306°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,000 ft (300 m)[2] |
| Length | 3.74 mi (6.02 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 5.69 square miles (14.7 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • average | 7.79 cu ft/s (0.221 m3/s) at mouth with Potter Run[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Neshannock Creek → Shenango River → Beaver River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Beaver River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
References
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Potter Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Neshannock Creek Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (New Castle South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ a b c "Potter Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2019.