Wolf Run
Tributary to Sugar Creek
Wolf Run (Sugar Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Wolf Run (Sugar Creek tributary)
Location of Wolf Run mouth
Wolf Run (Sugar Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Wolf Run (Sugar Creek tributary)
Wolf Run (Sugar Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyVenango
Physical characteristics
SourceWest Branch Two Mile Creek divide
  locationabout 1 mile south of Haslets Corners, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates41°28′54″N 079°49′09″W / 41.48167°N 79.81917°W / 41.48167; -79.81917[2]
  elevation1,450 ft (440 m)[1]
MouthSugar Creek
  location
about 0.25 miles east of McKenzie Corners, Pennsylvania[1]
  coordinates
41°28′18″N 079°52′53″W / 41.47167°N 79.88139°W / 41.47167; -79.88139[2]
  elevation
1,083 ft (330 m)[1]
Length4.43 mi (7.13 km)[3]
Basin size6.02 square miles (15.6 km2)[4]
Discharge 
  locationSugar Creek
  average10.65 cu ft/s (0.302 m3/s) at mouth with Sugar Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally west
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightunnamed tributaries

Wolf Run is a 4.43 mi (7.13 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sugar Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Wolf Run rises on the West Branch Two Mile Run divide about 1 mile south of Haslets Corners, Pennsylvania in Venango County. Wolf Run then flows westerly to meet Sugar Creek about 0.25 miles east of McKenzie Corners, Pennsylvania in Venango County.[1]

Watershed

Wolf Run drains 6.02 square miles (15.6 km2) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 434.12, and has an average water temperature of 8.11 °C.[4] The watershed is 78% forested.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wolf Run Topo Map, Venango County PA (Utica Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 "GNIS Detail - Wolf Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  3. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Wolf Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 December 2019.

Additional Images

Course of Wolf Run (Sugar Creek tributary)
Watershed of Wolf Run (Sugar Creek tributary)


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