Dunkle Run
Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
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Dunkle Run is a 4.57 mi (7.35 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brush Run in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States.
| Dunkle Run Tributary to Brush Run | |
|---|---|
  Location of Dunkle Run mouth  Dunkle Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cross Creek divide |
| • location | about 1 mile northwest of Buffalo, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°14′14″N 080°22′45″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,240 ft (380 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brush Run |
• location | about 0.5 miles northeast of Acheson, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°11′56″N 080°26′27″W[1] |
• elevation | 909 ft (277 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.57 mi (7.35 km)[4] |
Basin size | 7.75 square miles (20.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brush Run |
| • average | 9.12 cu ft/s (0.258 m3/s) at mouth with Brush Run[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Brush Run → Buffalo Creek → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Ohio River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Hanen Run |
| Bridges | PA 844, Farrar School Road, Old Trail Road, Fox Road, PA 331 |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Dunkie Run
Course
Dunkle Run rises about 1 mile northwest of Buffalo, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwest to join Brush Run about 0.5 miles northeast of Acheson.[3]
Watershed
Dunkle Run drains 7.75 square miles (20.1 km2) of area, receives about 40.0 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 318.15, and is about 45% forested.[5]