Welch Run is a 1.75 mi (2.82 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
| Welch Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Welch Run mouth  Welch Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sugarcamp Run divide |
| • location | pond about 1.5 miles northeast of Dunsfort, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°12′40″N 080°29′00″W / 40.21111°N 80.48333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | Dunsfort, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°11′19″N 080°30′13″W / 40.18861°N 80.50361°W[1] |
• elevation | 837 ft (255 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.75 mi (2.82 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 1.10 cu ft/s (0.031 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | PA 331 |
Course
editWelch Run rises in a pond about 1.5 miles northeast of Dunsfort, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwest to join Buffalo Creek at Dunsfort.[3]
Watershed
editWelch Run drains 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 288.69, and is about 88% forested.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Welch Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Welch Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 2 June 2021.