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Bacon Run (Dunkard Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 39°43′53″N 080°05′18″W / 39.73139°N 80.08833°W / 39.73139; -80.08833
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Bacon Run
Tributary to Dunkard Creek
Map of Bacon Run mouth location
Map of Bacon Run mouth location
Location of Bacon Run mouth
Map of Bacon Run mouth location
Map of Bacon Run mouth location
Bacon Run (Dunkard Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyGreene County
Physical characteristics
SourceFox divide
 • locationabout 2.5 miles northwest of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°45′39″N 080°06′06″W / 39.76083°N 80.10167°W / 39.76083; -80.10167[1]
 • elevation1,160 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthDunkard Creek
 • location
about 1 mile west-southwestMount Morris, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
39°43′53″N 080°05′18″W / 39.73139°N 80.08833°W / 39.73139; -80.08833[1]
 • elevation
900 ft (270 m)[1]
Length2.16 mi (3.48 km)[3]
Basin size1.04 square miles (2.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationDunkard Creek
 • average1.60 cu ft/s (0.045 m3/s) at mouth with Dunkard Creek[4]
Basin features
Progressiongenerally southeast[3]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesBacons Run Road, Bacon Run Road (x2), Big Shannon Run Road

Bacon Run is a 2.11 mi (3.40 km) long first-order tributary to Dunkard Creek in Greene County.

Course

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Bacon Run rises about 2.5 miles northwest of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania and then flows southeasterly to join Dunkard Creek about 1 mile west-southwest of Mount Morris, Pennsylvania.[2]

Watershed

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Bacon Run drains 1.04 square miles (2.7 km2) of area, receives about 43.1 in/year of precipitation, and is about 80.3% forested.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d "Map Viewer". www.arcgis.com. US Geological Survey. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved April 5, 2024.