Foster Brook
Tributary to Tunungwant Creek
Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Location of Foster Brook mouth
Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Foster Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyMcKean
Physical characteristics
SourceBaker Run divide
  locationabout 1.5 miles southeast of Gilmore, Pennsylvania
  coordinates41°57′34.23″N 078°32′11.08″W / 41.9595083°N 78.5364111°W / 41.9595083; -78.5364111[1]
  elevation1,950 ft (590 m)[1]
MouthTunungwant Creek
  location
Foster Brook, Pennsylvania
  coordinates
41°59′1.23″N 078°37′31.10″W / 41.9836750°N 78.6253056°W / 41.9836750; -78.6253056[1]
  elevation
1,404 ft (428 m)[1]
Length4.88 mi (7.85 km)[2]
Basin size12.26 square miles (31.8 km2)[3]
Discharge 
  locationTunungwant Creek
  average2.37 cu ft/s (0.067 m3/s) at mouth with Tunungwant Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionTunungwant CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
  leftunnamed tributaries
  rightPennbrook Run
Harrisburg Run
BridgesDerrick Road, PA 646, PA 346 (x2), Babcock Road, Fairview Heights, E Main Street, Bradford Mall, US 219

Foster Brook is a 4.88 mi (7.85 km) long third-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek.[2]

Course

Foster Brook rises about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast of Gilmore and then flows northwest to meet Tunungwant Creek at Foster Brook, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Foster Brook drains 12.26 square miles (31.8 km2) of area, receives about 44.9 in/year (114 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 87.64% forested.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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