Buck Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)
Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
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Buck Run is a 4.37 mi (7.03 km) long 2nd order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
| Buck Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Buck Run mouth  Buck Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Dutch Fork divide |
| • location | about 0.5 miles south of Donley, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°08′15″N 080°25′35″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,170 ft (360 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | Acheson, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°11′29″N 080°26′57″W[1] |
• elevation | 886 ft (270 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.37 mi (7.03 km)[4] |
Basin size | 5.74 square miles (14.9 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 6.95 cu ft/s (0.197 m3/s) at mouth with Buffalo Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Crane Road, Ramage Road, PA 231 |
Course
Buck Run rises about 0.5 miles south of Donley, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows north-northwest to join Buffalo Creek at Acheson.[3]
Watershed
Buck Run drains 5.74 square miles (14.9 km2) of area, receives about 40.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 310.59, and is about 67% forested.[5]