| Rice Brook Tributary to Tunungwant Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Rice Brook mouth  Rice Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cattaraugus |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide of Carrollton Run |
| • location | about 6 miles northwest of Limestone, New York |
| • coordinates | 42°04′20.00″N 078°41′9.00″W / 42.0722222°N 78.6858333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,150 ft (660 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Tunungwant Creek |
• location | about 3 miles north of Limestone, New York |
• coordinates | 42°03′40.23″N 078°38′28.10″W / 42.0611750°N 78.6411389°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,281 ft (390 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.22 mi (6.79 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 5.95 square miles (15.4 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Tunungwant Creek |
| • average | 11.88 cu ft/s (0.336 m3/s) at mouth with Tunungwant Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Tunungwant Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Irish Brook |
| Bridges | Rice Brook Road, Irish Brook Road, Rice Brook Road, Parkside Drive |
Rice Brook is a 4.22 mi (6.79 km) long second-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek.[2]
Course
Rice Brook rises about 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Limestone, New York in Cattaraugus County and then flows south and turns generally east to meet Tunungwant Creek about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Limestone, New York.
Watershed
Rice Brook drains 5.95 square miles (15.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year (115 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 95.03% forested.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- 1 2 "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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