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Hunters Run
Map of Hunters Run mouth location
Map of Hunters Run mouth location
Map of Hunters Run mouth location
Map of Hunters Run mouth location
Location of Hunters Run mouth
Other name(s) Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Country United States
State Pennsylvania
County Westmoreland
Physical characteristics
Main source Painters Run and Dutch Hollow divide
about 0.5 miles southwest of Wyano, Pennsylvania
1,005 ft (306 m)
40°11′23″N 079°41′54″W / 40.18972°N 79.69833°W / 40.18972; -79.69833
River mouth Sewickley Creek
about 0.5 miles northwest of Wyano, Pennsylvania
860 ft (260 m)
40°12′33″N 079°42′57″W / 40.20917°N 79.71583°W / 40.20917; -79.71583
Length 2.69 mi (4.33 km)
Basin features
Progression generally north
River system Monongahela River
Basin size 3.17 square miles (8.2 km2)
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Painters Run
  • Right:
    unnamed tributaries
Bridges Smithton Pike, I-70, PA 31, I-70, 1st Street, Strikertown Road, Squires Lane, Turkeytown Road

Hunters Run is a 2.69 mi (4.33 km) long 2nd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Hunters Run rises about 0.5 miles southwest of Wyano, Pennsylvania, and then flows northerly to join Sewickley Creek about 0.5 miles northwest of Wyano.

Watershed

Hunters Run drains 3.17 square miles (8.2 km2) of area, receives about 40.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 355.34, and is about 40% forested.

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