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Meadow Run (Dunkard Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 39°45′20″N 080°00′45″W / 39.75556°N 80.01250°W / 39.75556; -80.01250
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Meadow Run
Tributary to Dunkard Creek
Map of Meadow Run mouth location
Map of Meadow Run mouth location
Location of Meadow Run mouth
Map of Meadow Run mouth location
Map of Meadow Run mouth location
Meadow Run (Dunkard Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyGreene County
Physical characteristics
SourceNorth Branch divide
 • locationabout 2.5 miles southeast of Kirby, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°47′22″N 080°04′31″W / 39.78944°N 80.07528°W / 39.78944; -80.07528[1]
 • elevation1,180 ft (360 m)[2]
MouthDunkard Creek
 • location
about 1 mile southeast of Davistown, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
39°45′20″N 080°00′45″W / 39.75556°N 80.01250°W / 39.75556; -80.01250[1]
 • elevation
866 ft (264 m)[1]
Length2.59 mi (4.17 km)[3]
Basin size7.78 square miles (20.2 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDunkard Creek
 • average10.86 cu ft/s (0.308 m3/s) at mouth with Dunkard Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southeast[3]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftRoberts Run
 • rightBell Run
BridgesMeadow Run Road, Hunters Ridge, Bunner Hill Road (x2), Steel Hill Road

Meadow Run is a 2.59 mi (4.17 km) long second-order tributary to Dunkard Creek in Greene County.

Course

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Meadow Run rises about 2.5 miles southeast of Kirby, Pennsylvania and then flows southeasterly to join Dunkard Creek about 1 mile southeast of Davistown, Pennsylvania.[2]

Watershed

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Meadow Run drains 7.78 square miles (20.2 km2) of area, receives about 43.2 in/year of precipitation, and is about 86.1% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Map Viewer". www.arcgis.com. US Geological Survey. Retrieved April 1, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Meadow Run Watershed Report". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved April 1, 2024.