| Tunungwant Creek Tributary to Allegheny River | |
|---|---|
 Tunungwant Creek from PA 346 | |
  Location of Tunungwant Creek mouth  Tunungwant Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York Pennsylvania |
| Counties | Cattaraugus McKean |
| City | Bradford (PA) |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | confluence of East and West Branch Tunungwant Creek |
| • location | Bradford, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°57′29.23″N 078°38′29.10″W / 41.9581194°N 78.6414167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,421 ft (433 m)[1] |
| Mouth | Allegheny River |
• location | about 5 miles southeast of Salamanca, New York |
• coordinates | 42°05′1.23″N 078°39′0.10″W / 42.0836750°N 78.6500278°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,335 ft (407 m)[1] |
| Length | 12.78 mi (20.57 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 169.14 square miles (438.1 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Allegheny River |
| • average | 315.95 cu ft/s (8.947 m3/s) at mouth with Allegheny River[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | West Branch Tunungwant Creek Bolivar Run Latchaw Creek Limestone Brook Rice Brook |
| • right | East Branch Tunungwant Creek Kendall Creek Foster Brook Stateline Brook Nichols Run Leonard Brook Bailley Brook |
| Bridges | Mill Street, North Kendall Avenue (PA 46), PA 346, US 219, Tuna Cross Road, Bailey Drive, Irvine Mills Drive |
Tunungwant Creek is a 12.78 mi (20.57 km) long fifth-order tributary to the Allegheny River.[2] This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Course
Tunungwant Creek forms at the confluence of East and West Branch Tunungwant Creek in McKean County, Pennsylvania in Bradford and then flows north to meet the Allegheny River about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Salamanca, New York.
Watershed
Tunungwant Creek drains 315.95 square miles (818.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year (116 cm/year) and is about 83.58% forested.[3]
See also
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References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- 1 2 "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- 1 2 3 "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
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