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Hughey Run is a 1.84 mi (2.96 km) long 1st order tributary to Bilger Run in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1] Hughey Run has been and continues to impacted by acid mine drainage (AMD), though not to the extent of Kratzer Run.[6]

Hughey Run Tributary to Bilger Run
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Clearfield
Physical characteristics
Source	Bilger Run divide
• location	pond about 1 mile west of Greenville, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°00′36″N 078°37′43″W[1]
• elevation	1,790 ft (550 m)[2]
Mouth
• location	about 0.5 miles south of Greenville, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	40°59′59″N 078°36′09″W[1]
• elevation	1,686 ft (514 m)[3]
Length	1.84 mi (2.96 km)[4]
Basin size	1.26 square miles (3.3 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Bilger Run
• average	2.14 cu ft/s (0.061 m3/s) at mouth with Bilger Run[5]
Basin features
Progression	Bilger Run → Kratzer Run → Anderson Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay → Atlantic Ocean
River system	Susquehanna River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	T 486, Evergreen Road

Course

Hughey Run rises in a pond about 1 mile west of Greenville, Pennsylvania, and then flows generally southeast to join Bilger Run about 0.5 miles south of Greenville.[3]

Watershed

Hughey Run drains 1.26 square miles (3.3 km²) of area, receives about 44.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 427.37, and is about 73% forested.[5]

See also

• List of Pennsylvania Rivers

References

Watershed Map

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