Belson Run

Belson Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Location of Belson Run mouth
Belson Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
BoroughHunker
Physical characteristics
SourceWilson Run divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles north of Central, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°11′18″N 079°34′47″W / 40.18833°N 79.57972°W / 40.18833; -79.57972[1]
 • elevation1,155 ft (352 m)[2]
MouthSewickley Creek
 • location
Hunker, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°12′21″N 079°37′23″W / 40.20583°N 79.62306°W / 40.20583; -79.62306[1]
 • elevation
920 ft (280 m)[3]
Length2.55 mi (4.10 km)[4]
Basin size2.70 square miles (7.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSewickley Creek
 • average3.71 cu ft/s (0.105 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSewickley CreekYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesTech Center Drive, Sunny Lane, Preacher's Road, Paintersville Road, New Stanton-Ruffsdale Road

Belson Run is a 2.55 mi (4.10 km) long 1st order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Belson Run rises about 0.5 miles north of Central, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows northwest to join Sewickley Creek at Hunker.[3]

Watershed

Belson Run drains 2.70 square miles (7.0 km2) of area, receives about 41.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 416.98, and is about 37% forested.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Belson Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Belson Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.