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Damon Run
Damon Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Damon Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
Damon Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Damon Run (Brokenstraw Creek tributary)
Location of Damon Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Warren
Physical characteristics
Main source divide between Damon Run and Prosser Run
about 1 mile southeast of Baker Hill
1,690 ft (520 m)
41°54′43″N 079°31′33″W / 41.91194°N 79.52583°W / 41.91194; -79.52583
River mouth Brokenstraw Creek
about 1.5 miles northwest of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania
1,368 ft (417 m)
41°53′21″N 079°32′53″W / 41.88917°N 79.54806°W / 41.88917; -79.54806
Length 2.06 mi (3.32 km)
Basin features
Progression southeast
River system Allegheny River
Basin size 2.17 square miles (5.6 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    unnamed tributaries
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Way Road, Lucky Lane

Damon Run is a 2.06 mi (3.32 km) long 2nd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek. It is classed as a cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

Course

Damon Run rises on the divide between it and Prosser Run in Warren County, Pennsylvania about 1 mile southeast of Baker Hill and flows southeast to meet Brokenstraw Creek about 1.5 miles northwest of Spring Creek, Pennsylvania.

Watershed

Damon Run drains 2.17 square miles (5.6 km2) of the Pennsylvania High Plateau province and the northwestern glaciated plateau and is underlaid by the Venango Formation. The watershed receives an average of 45.8 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 393.52. The watershed is about 62% forested.

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