Powdermill Run (White Oak Run tributary)

Powdermill Run is a 4.36 mi (7.02 km) long 2nd order tributary to White Oak Run in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This stream passes through the Powdermill Nature Preserve of the Carnegie Museum.

Powdermill Run
Tributary to White Oak Run
Location of Powdermill Run mouth
Powdermill Run (White Oak Run tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceLinn Run/Clear Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile west of Bald Knob[1]
 • coordinates40°07′05″N 079°13′31″W[2]
 • elevation2,370 ft (720 m)[1]
MouthWhite Oak Run
 • location
about 0.25 miles southwest of Weaver Mill, Pennsylvania[1]
 • coordinates
40°10′21″N 079°16′08″W[2]
 • elevation
1,332 ft (406 m)[2]
Length4.36 mi (7.02 km)[3]
Basin size4.22 square miles (10.9 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationWhite Oak Run
 • average10.20 cu ft/s (0.289 m3/s) at mouth with White Oak Run[4]
Basin features
Progressionnorthwest
River systemLoyalhanna Creek
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[2]

  • Powder Mill Creek
  • Powder Mill Run
  • Powdermill Creek
  • Tributary No.1 to White Oak Run

Course

Powdermill Run rises on the Linn Run/Clear Run divide about 1 mile west of Bald Knob in Westmoreland County. Powdermill Run then flows northwest to meet White Oak Run about 0.25 miles southwest of Weaver Mill, Pennsylvania.[1]

Watershed

Powdermill Run drains 4.22 square miles (10.9 km2) of area, receives about 52.1 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 359.94, and has an average water temperature of 8.58 °C.[4] The watershed is 99% forested.[4]

References
  1. "Powdermill Run Topo Map, Westmoreland County PA (Stahlstown Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "GNIS Detail - Powdermill Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. "Powdermill Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.