Patchel Run

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
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyVenango
Physical characteristics
SourceWolf Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northwest of Galloway, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°27′22″N 079°50′56″W[1]
 • elevation1,440 ft (440 m)
MouthFoster Corner, Pennsylvania
 • location
French Creek
 • coordinates
41°24′42″N 079°51′10″W[1]
 • elevation
984 ft (300 m)
Length3.41 mi (5.49 km)[2]
Basin size6.76 square miles (17.5 km2)
Discharge 
 • locationFrench Creek
 • average11.85 cu ft/s (0.336 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek[3]
Basin features
Progressionsouth
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesUS 322

Patchel Run was named after Edward Patchel, an early settler.[4]

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.[3]

See also

References
  1. "GNIS Detail - Patchel Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  2. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. "Patchel Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  4. Babcock, Charles Almanzo (1919). Venango County, Pennsylvania: Her Pioneers and People. J. H. Beers. p. 28.

Additional Images
Course of Patchel Run (French Creek tributary)
Watershed of Patchel Run (French Creek tributary)



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