Foster Run (Sugar Creek tributary)

Foster Run is a 3.55 mi (5.71 km) long 1st order tributary to Sugar Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Foster Run
Tributary to Sugar Creek
Location of Foster Run mouth
Foster Run (Sugar Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyVenango
Physical characteristics
SourceWarden Run divide
  locationabout 1 mile northeast of Hannasville, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates41°29′27″N 079°55′57″W[2]
  elevation1,470 ft (450 m)[1]
MouthSugar Creek
  location
about 0.25 miles north of Wyattville, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates
41°27′17″N 079°53′56″W[2]
  elevation
1,060 ft (320 m)[1]
Length3.55 mi (5.71 km)[3]
Basin size2.13 square miles (5.5 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationSugar Creek
  average3.78 cu ft/s (0.107 m3/s) at mouth with Sugar Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries

Course

Foster Run rises on the Warden Run divide about 1 mile northeast of Hannasville, Pennsylvania in Venango County. Foster Run then flows southeast to meet Sugar Creek about 0.25 miles north of Wyattville, Pennsylvania in Venango County.[1]

Watershed

Foster Run drains 2.13 square miles (5.5 km2) of area, receives about 44.0 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 410.34, and has an average water temperature of 8.27 °C.[4] The watershed is 68% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. "Warden Run Topo Map, Venango County PA (Utica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Foster Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. "Foster Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
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