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Limestone Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 42°01′46.23″N 078°38′23.10″W / 42.0295083°N 78.6397500°W / 42.0295083; -78.6397500
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Limestone Brook
Tributary to Tunungwant Creek
Limestone Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) is located in New York
Limestone Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Location of Limestone Brook mouth
Limestone Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Limestone Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Limestone Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyCattaraugus
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide of Bennett Brook
 • locationabout 6 miles west-southwest of Limestone, New York
 • coordinates42°00′15.00″N 078°42′56.00″W / 42.0041667°N 78.7155556°W / 42.0041667; -78.7155556[1]
 • elevation2,210 ft (670 m)[1]
MouthTunungwant Creek
 • location
Limestone, New York
 • coordinates
42°01′46.23″N 078°38′23.10″W / 42.0295083°N 78.6397500°W / 42.0295083; -78.6397500[1]
 • elevation
1,388 ft (423 m)[1]
Length4.78 mi (7.69 km)[2]
Basin size7.14 square miles (18.5 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationTunungwant Creek
 • average14.48 cu ft/s (0.410 m3/s) at mouth with Tunungwant Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionTunungwant CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesCamp Road, Limestone Run Road, Parkside Drive

Limestone Brook is a 4.78 mi (7.69 km) long first-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek.[2]

Course

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Limestone Brook rises about 6 miles (9.7 km) west-southwest of Limestone, New York in Cattaraugus County and then flows northeast and east to meet Tunungwant Creek on the west side of Limestone, New York.

Watershed

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Limestone Brook drains 7.14 square miles (18.5 km2) of area, receives about 45.5 in/year (116 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 95.63% forested.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 9, 2023.