Powdermill Run is a 4.32 mi (6.95 km) long 2nd order tributary to French Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania, Crawford and Mercer Counties, Pennsylvania.
| Powdermill Run Tributary to French Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Powdermill Run mouth  Powdermill Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Crawford Mercer Venango |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Warden Run divide |
| • location | about 3 miles northwest of Hannasville, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 41°30′27″N 079°58′37″W / 41.50750°N 79.97694°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,405 ft (428 m)[2] |
| Mouth | French Creek |
• location | Carlton, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°28′30″N 080°01′21″W / 41.47500°N 80.02250°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,033 ft (315 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.32 mi (6.95 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 3.80 square miles (9.8 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | French Creek |
| • average | 6.51 cu ft/s (0.184 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
Course
editPowdermill Run rises on the Warden Run divide about 3 miles northwest of Hannasville, Pennsylvania in Venango County. Powdermill Run then flows southwest through Crawford County into Mercer County to meet French Creek at Carlton, Pennsylvania.[2]
Watershed
editPowdermill Run drains 3.80 square miles (9.8 km2) of area, receives about 43.7 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 426.12, and has an average water temperature of 8.17 °C.[4] The watershed is 39% forested.[4]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Powdermill Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Mill Creek Topo Map, Venango County PA (Utica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Powdermill Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 December 2019.