Kissem Run
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| Kissem Run Tributary to West Branch Tunungwant Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Kissem Run mouth  Kissem Run (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | McKean |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Watrous Run divide |
| • location | about 2 miles northwest of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°53′14.00″N 078°41′37.00″W / 41.8872222°N 78.6936111°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,158 ft (658 m)[1] |
| Mouth | West Branch Tunungwant Creek |
• location | about 3 miles northwest of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 41°54′2.22″N 078°42′55.11″W / 41.9006167°N 78.7153083°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,634 ft (498 m)[1] |
| Length | 1.34 mi (2.16 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 1.19 square miles (3.1 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | West Branch Tunungwant Creek |
| • average | 2.70 cu ft/s (0.076 m3/s) at mouth with West Branch Tunungwant Creek[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | West Branch Tunungwant Creek → Tunungwant Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | none |
Kissem Run is a 1.74 mi (2.80 km) long first-order tributary to West Branch Tunungwant Creek.[2] This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[1]
Kissem Run rises about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, and then flows northwest to meet West Branch Tunungwant Creek about 2 miles (3.2 km) northwest of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania.