Powdermill Run is a 4.36 mi (7.02 km) long 2nd order tributary to White Oak Run in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This stream passes through the Powdermill Nature Preserve of the Carnegie Museum.
Powdermill Run Tributary to White Oak Run | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Westmoreland |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Linn Run/Clear Run divide |
• location | about 1 mile west of Bald Knob[2] |
• coordinates | 40°07′05″N 079°13′31″W / 40.11806°N 79.22528°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,370 ft (720 m)[2] |
Mouth | White Oak Run |
• location | about 0.25 miles southwest of Weaver Mill, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 40°10′21″N 079°16′08″W / 40.17250°N 79.26889°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,332 ft (406 m)[1] |
Length | 4.36 mi (7.02 km)[3] |
Basin size | 4.22 square miles (10.9 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | White Oak Run |
• average | 10.20 cu ft/s (0.289 m3/s) at mouth with White Oak Run[4] |
Basin features | |
Progression | northwest |
River system | Loyalhanna Creek |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Variant names
editAccording to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Powder Mill Creek
- Powder Mill Run
- Powdermill Creek
- Tributary No.1 to White Oak Run
Course
editPowdermill Run rises on the Linn Run/Clear Run divide about 1 mile west of Bald Knob in Westmoreland County. Powdermill Run then flows northwest to meet White Oak Run about 0.25 miles southwest of Weaver Mill, Pennsylvania.[2]
Watershed
editPowdermill Run drains 4.22 square miles (10.9 km2) of area, receives about 52.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 359.94, and has an average water temperature of 8.58 °C.[4] The watershed is 99% forested.[4]
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References
edit- ^ a b c d "GNIS Detail - Powdermill Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Powdermill Run Topo Map, Westmoreland County PA (Stahlstown 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.