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Gravel Run (French Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 41°45′27″N 080°06′42″W / 41.75750°N 80.11167°W / 41.75750; -80.11167
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Gravel Run
Tributary to French Creek
Map of Gravel Run mouth location
Map of Gravel Run mouth location
Location of Gravel Run mouth
Map of Gravel Run mouth location
Map of Gravel Run mouth location
Gravel Run (French Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
Physical characteristics
SourceWoodcock Creek divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles west of Pinney Corners, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°42′49″N 080°02′50″W / 41.71361°N 80.04722°W / 41.71361; -80.04722[1]
 • elevation1,460 ft (450 m)[2]
MouthFrench Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles west of Woodcock, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°45′27″N 080°06′42″W / 41.75750°N 80.11167°W / 41.75750; -80.11167[1]
 • elevation
1,128 ft (344 m)[3]
Length5.48 mi (8.82 km)[4]
Basin size11.73 square miles (30.4 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationFrench Creek
 • average20.88 cu ft/s (0.591 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionFrench CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesStoltz Road, Dibble Hill Road, Leimbach Road, Huson Road, Amy Road, PA 86, Bockman Hollow Road

Gravel Run is a 5.48 mi (8.82 km) long 2nd order tributary to French Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Variant names

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According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

  • Gravel Creek

Course

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Gravel Run rises about 1.5 miles west of Pinney Corners, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally west-northwest to join French Creek about 1.5 miles west of Woodcock, Pennsylvania.[3]

Watershed

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Gravel Run drains 11.73 square miles (30.4 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 436.22, and is about 53% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Gravel Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Gravel Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 10 May 2021.