Patchel Run

Patchel Run
Tributary to French Creek
Patchel Run; Tributary to French Creek
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Venango
Physical characteristics
Source	Wolf Run divide
• location	about 2 miles northwest of Galloway, Pennsylvania
• coordinates	41°27′22″N 079°50′56″W / 41.45611°N 79.84889°W
• elevation	1,440 ft (440 m)
Mouth	Foster Corner, Pennsylvania
• location	French Creek
• coordinates	41°24′42″N 079°51′10″W / 41.41167°N 79.85278°W
• elevation	984 ft (300 m)
Length	3.41 mi (5.49 km)
Basin size	6.76 square miles (17.5 km2)
Discharge
• location	French Creek
• average	11.85 cu ft/s (0.336 m3/s) at mouth with French Creek
Basin features
Progression	French Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Allegheny River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	US 322

Patchel Run is a stream in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.^[1] It is a tributary to French Creek.

Patchel Run was named after Edward Patchel, an early settler.^[6]

Variant names

According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:^[1]

Patchell Run
Patcher Run

Course

Patchel Run rises on the Wolf Run divide about 2 miles northwest of Galloway, Pennsylvania. Patchel Run then flows south to meet French Creek at Foster Corner, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Patchel Run drains 6.76 square miles (17.5 km²) and has an average annual flow of 5.99 cfs (cubic feet/second). Rainfall averages 44.5 in (1,130.99 mm) per year. About 79% of the watershed is forested.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "GNIS Detail - Patchel Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved July 21, 2021.
^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Patchel Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
^ Babcock, Charles Almanzo (1919). Venango County, Pennsylvania: Her Pioneers and People. J. H. Beers. p. 28.

Additional Images

Course of Patchel Run (French Creek tributary)

Watershed of Patchel Run (French Creek tributary)

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[GNIS-1] "GNIS Detail - Patchel Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

[STopoview-2] "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[MTopoview-3] "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved July 21, 2021.

[geoviewer-4] "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

[watershed-5] "Patchel Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved December 4, 2019.

[6] Babcock, Charles Almanzo (1919). Venango County, Pennsylvania: Her Pioneers and People. J. H. Beers. p. 28.

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