Township Line Run

Township Line Run is a 5.82 mi (9.37 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Township Line Run straddles to boundary between Unity and Hempfield Township and of Mount Pleasant and Hempfield Township. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[2]

Township Line Run
Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Location of Township Line Run mouth
Township Line Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceSlate Creek divide
  locationDenison, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates40°16′41″N 079°30′04″W[2]
  elevation1,345 ft (410 m)[1]
MouthSewickley Creek
  location
Armbrust, Pennsylvania[3]
  coordinates
40°13′23″N 079°32′54″W[2]
  elevation
950 ft (290 m)[3]
Length5.82 mi (9.37 km)[4]
Basin size6.49 square miles (16.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
  locationSewickley Creek
  average9.29 cu ft/s (0.263 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries
WaterbodiesUnity Reservoir
BridgesChaucer Drive, Toppers Road, Kings Nursery Road, Lakewood Road (x2), PA 130, Pacek Road, Bailey Farm Road, Bennetts Road, Mt. Pleasant Road, Brinkerton Road, Birdie Lane, Pores Road, Harhai Road, Armbrust Brinkerton Road

Course

Township Line Run rises in Denison, Pennsylvania,[1] and then flows southwest to join Sewickley Creek at Armbrust.[3]

Watershed

Township Line Run drains 6.49 square miles (16.8 km2) of area, receives about 42.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 371.26, and is about 48% forested.[5]

References

  1. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  2. "GNIS Detail – Township Line 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. "Township Line Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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