Buffalo Run (Sewickley Creek tributary) facts for kids
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Location of Buffalo Run mouth
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| Other name(s) | Tributary to Sewickley Creek |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Borough | Hunker |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | Stauffer Run divide West Bethany, Pennsylvania 1,140 ft (350 m) 40°10′49″N 079°40′26″W / 40.18028°N 79.67389°W |
| River mouth | Sewickley Creek Hunker, Pennsylvania 917 ft (280 m) 40°12′06″N 079°37′30″W / 40.20167°N 79.62500°W |
| Length | 3.89 mi (6.26 km) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | north-northwest |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Basin size | 10.12 square miles (26.2 km2) |
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| Bridges | Hockey Road, Ruffsdale-Alverton Road, Leighty Hollow Road, PA 31, Railroad Street, State Route 3089, Thompson Hollow Road, State Route 3089 (x2) |
Buffalo Run is a 3.89 mi (6.26 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Course
Buffalo Run rises at West Bethany, Pennsylvania, and then flows north-northwest to join Sewickley Creek at Hunker.
Watershed
Buffalo Run drains 10.12 square miles (26.2 km2) of area, receives about 41.5 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 369.10, and is about 48% forested.
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