Browneller Run

Browneller Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Location of Browneller Run mouth
Browneller Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Fayette
Physical characteristics
SourceLutz Creek divide
 • locationabout 3 miles northeast of Arnold City, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°07′46″N 079°47′09″W / 40.12944°N 79.78583°W / 40.12944; -79.78583[1]
 • elevation1,098 ft (335 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
across the Youighiogheny River from Banning, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°7′17″N 079°45′14″W / 40.12139°N 79.75389°W / 40.12139; -79.75389[1]
 • elevation
771 ft (235 m)[3]
Length1.96 mi (3.15 km)[4]
Basin size1.94 square miles (5.0 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average2.44 cu ft/s (0.069 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesHarmony Church Road, PA 51, Wick Haven Road, Wickhaven Hollow Road (x2)

Browneller Run is a 1.96 mi (3.15 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]

Course

Browneller Run rises about 3 miles northeast of Arnold City, Pennsylvania in Westmoreland County,[2] and then flows southeast into Fayette County to join the Youghiogheny River across from Banning.[3]

Watershed

Browneller Run drains 1.94 square miles (5.0 km2) of area, receives about 40.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 317.83, and is about 39% forested.[5]

Natural History

Browneller Run is the location of Brownller Run Confluence BDA, which contains a mature upland forest and a riverine forest as well as a rare plant species.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail – Browneller Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Browneller Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Fayette County Natural Heritage Inventory" (PDF). Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program. Retrieved 20 November 2020.