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Patchel Run is a stream in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1] It is a tributary to French Creek.

Patchel Run Tributary to French Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Venango
Physical characteristics
Source	Wolf Run divide
• location	about 2 miles northwest of Galloway, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°27′22″N 079°50′56″W[1]
• elevation	1,440 ft (440 m)[2]
Mouth	Foster Corner, Pennsylvania
• location	French Creek
• coordinates	41°24′42″N 079°51′10″W[1]
• elevation	984 ft (300 m)[3]
Length	3.41 mi (5.49 km)[4]
Basin size	6.76 square miles (17.5 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	French Creek
• average	11.85 cu ft/s (0.336 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	US 322

Patchel Run was named after Edward Patchel, an early settler.[6]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]

• Patchell Run
• Patcher Run

Course

Patchel Run rises on the Wolf Run divide about 2 miles northwest of Galloway, Pennsylvania. Patchel Run then flows south to meet French Creek at Foster Corner, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Patchel Run drains 6.76 square miles (17.5 km²) and has an average annual flow of 5.99 cfs (cubic feet/second). Rainfall averages 44.5 in (1,130.99 mm) per year. About 79% of the watershed is forested.[5]

See also

• List of rivers of Pennsylvania
• List of tributaries of the Allegheny River

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