Gar Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
Gar Run is a 4.96 mi (7.98 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]
| Gar Run Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Gar Run mouth  Gar Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Warren |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | divide between Gar Run and Oil Creek |
| • location | about 2 miles east of Sanford, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 41°46′18″N 079°29′58″W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,775 ft (541 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Brokenstraw Creek |
• location | Garland, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 41°46′50″N 079°26′50″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,286 ft (392 m)[1] |
| Length | 4.96 mi (7.98 km)[3] |
| Basin size | 18.32 square miles (47.4 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Brokenstraw Creek |
| • average | 31.76 cu ft/s (0.899 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | northeast |
| River system | Allegheny River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Hosmer Run |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Ross Hill Road, PA 27 |
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Crouse Run
Course
Gar Run rises on the divide between it and Oil Creek in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 2 miles east of Sanford, Pennsylvania and flows northeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek at Garland.
Watershed
Gar Run drains 18.32 square miles (47.4 km2) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and is underlaid by the Venango Formation.[6] The watershed receives an average of 42.6 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 388.06.[4] The watershed is about 75% forested.
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References
- "GNIS Detail - Gar Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Gar Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Pittsfield Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Gar Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data: Geologic maps". mrdata.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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