Damon Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
| Damon Run Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Damon Run mouth  Damon Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Warren |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Damon Run and Prosser Run |
| • location | about 1 mile southeast of Baker Hill |
| • coordinates | 41°54′43″N 079°31′33″W / 41.91194°N 79.52583°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,690 ft (520 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brokenstraw Creek |
• location | about 1.5 miles northwest of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°53′21″N 079°32′53″W / 41.88917°N 79.54806°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,368 ft (417 m)[2] |
| Length | 2.06 mi (3.32 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 2.17 square miles (5.6 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brokenstraw Creek |
| • average | 4.42 cu ft/s (0.125 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Brokenstraw Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Way Road, Lucky Lane |
Damon Run is a 2.06 mi (3.32 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]
Course
[edit]Damon Run rises on the divide between it and Prosser Run in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 1 mile southeast of Baker Hill and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek about 1.5 miles northwest of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
[edit]Damon Run drains 2.17 square miles (5.6 km2) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and the northwestern glaciated plateau and is underlaid by the Venango Formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 45.8 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 393.52.[4] The watershed is about 62% forested.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Damon Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Damon Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Columbus Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Damon Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- ^ "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.