Husband Run

Husband Run
Tributary to Oil Creek
Location of Husband Run mouth
Husband Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyVenango
Physical characteristics
SourceCherry Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Shamburg, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°34′31″N 079°36′52″W / 41.57528°N 79.61444°W / 41.57528; -79.61444[1]
 • elevation1,550 ft (470 m)[2]
MouthOil Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles southwest of Shamburg, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°34′21″N 079°38′48″W / 41.57250°N 79.64667°W / 41.57250; -79.64667[1]
 • elevation
1,099 ft (335 m)[3]
Length1.86 mi (2.99 km)[4]
Basin size1.25 square miles (3.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationOil Creek
 • average2.47 cu ft/s (0.070 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionOil CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico[4]
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWhite City Road

Husband Run is a 1.86 mi (2.99 km) long 1st order tributary to Oil Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania. This is the only of this name in the United States.[1] Husband Run flows most of its distance through Oil Creek State Park.

Course

Husband Run rises about 1 mile south of Shamburg, Pennsylvania and then flows west-southwest to join Oil Creek about 1.5 miles southwest of Shamburg.[3]

Watershed

Husband Run drains 1.86 square miles (4.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 404.49, and is about 96% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Husband Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Husband Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

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