Brannon Run (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)

Brannon Run is a 2.56 mi (4.12 km) long tributary to East Branch Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Brannon Run
Tributary to East Branch Oil Creek
Location of Brannon Run mouth
Location of Brannon Run mouth
Location of Brannon Run mouth
Location of Brannon Run mouth
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
TownshipRome
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Brannon Run and McLaughlin Creek
 • locationabout 2 miles east of Centerville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°43′53″N 079°42′03″W / 41.73139°N 79.70083°W / 41.73139; -79.70083[1]
 • elevation1,490 ft (450 m)[2]
MouthEast Branch Oil Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles northeast of Centerville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°45′25″N 079°44′00″W / 41.75694°N 79.73333°W / 41.75694; -79.73333[1]
 • elevation
1,299 ft (396 m)[2]
Length2.56 mi (4.12 km)[3]
Basin size3.11 square miles (8.1 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationEast Branch Oil Creek
 • average6.03 cu ft/s (0.171 m3/s) at mouth with East Branch Oil Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionEast Branch Oil CreekOil CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River (Oil Creek)
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesFink Road, Buells Corners Road, Fish Flats Road

Course

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Brannon Run rises on the McLaughlin Creek divide about 2 miles east of Centerville, Pennsylvania. Brannon Run then flows northwest through the Erie Drift Plain to East Branch Oil Creek about 1.5 miles northeast of Centerville.

Watershed

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Brannon Run drains 3.11 square miles (8.1 km2) of area, receives about 45.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 436.55 and is about 60% forested.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Brannon Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b "East Branch Oil Creek Topo Map, Crawford County PA (Centerville Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Brannon Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

Additional Maps

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Brannon Run (East Branch Oil Creek tributary)