Coal Run (North Branch Buffalo Creek tributary)
Stream in Pennsylvania, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coal Run is a tributary of North Branch Buffalo Creek in Union County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.6 miles (5.8 km) long and flows through Lewis Township and West Buffalo Township.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 5.33 square miles (13.8 km2). A few streams in its watershed are designated as impaired due to nutrients and siltation. The watershed mostly consists of agricultural and forested land. Wild trout occur within the stream.
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Coal Run | |
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Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | near a valley in Lewis Township, Union County, Pennsylvania |
• elevation | between 740 and 760 feet (226 and 232 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | North Branch Buffalo Creek in West Buffalo Township, Union County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°56′04″N 77°02′36″W |
• elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
Length | 3.6 mi (5.8 km) |
Basin size | 5.33 sq mi (13.8 km2) |
Basin features | |
Progression | North Branch Buffalo Creek → Buffalo Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
Tributaries | |
• left | five unnamed tributaries |
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