Husband Run

Husband Run
Tributary to Oil Creek
Map of Husband Run mouth location
Map of Husband Run mouth location
Location of Husband Run mouth
Map of Husband Run mouth location
Map of Husband Run mouth location
Husband Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyVenango
Physical characteristics
SourceCherry Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Shamburg, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°34′31″N 079°36′52″W / 41.57528°N 79.61444°W / 41.57528; -79.61444[1]
 • elevation1,550 ft (470 m)[2]
MouthOil Creek
 • location
about 1.5 miles southwest of Shamburg, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°34′21″N 079°38′48″W / 41.57250°N 79.64667°W / 41.57250; -79.64667[1]
 • elevation
1,099 ft (335 m)[3]
Length1.86 mi (2.99 km)[4]
Basin size1.25 square miles (3.2 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationOil Creek
 • average2.47 cu ft/s (0.070 m3/s) at mouth with Oil Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionOil Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico[4]
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWhite City Road

Husband Run is a 1.86 mi (2.99 km) long 1st order tributary to Oil Creek in Venango County, Pennsylvania. This is the only of this name in the United States.[1] Husband Run flows most of its distance through Oil Creek State Park.

Course

Husband Run rises about 1 mile south of Shamburg, Pennsylvania and then flows west-southwest to join Oil Creek about 1.5 miles southwest of Shamburg.[3]

Watershed

Husband Run drains 1.86 square miles (4.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 404.49, and is about 96% forested.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Husband Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Husband Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

Additional Maps

Course and Watershed of Husband Run in Venango County, Pennsylvania