Welch Run (Buffalo Creek tributary)
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| Welch Run Tributary to Buffalo Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Welch Run mouth  Welch Run (Buffalo Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Washington |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sugarcamp Run divide |
| • location | pond about 1.5 miles northeast of Dunsfort, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°12′40″N 080°29′00″W / 40.21111°N 80.48333°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,120 ft (340 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Buffalo Creek |
• location | Dunsfort, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°11′19″N 080°30′13″W / 40.18861°N 80.50361°W[1] |
• elevation | 837 ft (255 m)[3] |
| Length | 1.75 mi (2.82 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 0.89 square miles (2.3 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Buffalo Creek |
| • average | 1.10 cu ft/s (0.031 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 | PA 331 |
Welch Run is a 1.75 mi (2.82 km) long 1st order tributary to Buffalo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Welch Run rises in a pond about 1.5 miles northeast of Dunsfort, Pennsylvania, in Washington County and then flows southwest to join Buffalo Creek at Dunsfort.[3]