Gravel Run is a 5.48 mi (8.82 km) long 2nd order tributary to French Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
Gravel Run Tributary to French Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Crawford |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Woodcock Creek divide |
• location | about 1.5 miles west of Pinney Corners, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°42′49″N 080°02′50″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,460 ft (450 m)[2] |
Mouth | French Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles west of Woodcock, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°45′27″N 080°06′42″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,128 ft (344 m)[3] |
Length | 5.48 mi (8.82 km)[4] |
Basin size | 11.73 square miles (30.4 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | French Creek |
• average | 20.88 cu ft/s (0.591 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Allegheny River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Stoltz Road, Dibble Hill Road, Leimbach Road, Huson Road, Amy Road, PA 86, Bockman Hollow Road |
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
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]
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]
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