Boyer Run (Sewickley Creek tributary)

Boyer Run is a 2.98 mi (4.80 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Boyer Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Location of Boyer Run mouth
Boyer Run (Sewickley Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceBrush Run divide
  locationabout 1 mile northeast of Standard Shaft, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates40°10′29″N 079°30′13″W[2]
  elevation1,152 ft (351 m)[1]
MouthSewickley Creek
  location
about 0.5 miles east of Armbrust, Pennsylvania[3]
  coordinates
40°13′09″N 079°32′07″W[2]
  elevation
958 ft (292 m)[3]
Length2.98 mi (4.80 km)[4]
Basin size8.44 square miles (21.9 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationSewickley Creek
  average7.86 cu ft/s (0.223 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionnorthwest[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightHurst Run
BridgesPA 981, Boyer Road, Armbrust-Hecla Road

Course

Boyer Run rises about 1 mile northeast of Standard Shaft, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows northwest to join Sewickley Creek at about 0.5 miles east of Armbrust.[3]

Watershed

Boyer Run drains 5.44 square miles (14.1 km2) of area, receives about 42.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 382.48, and is about 44% forested.[5]

References

  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail – Boyer Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. "Boyer Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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