Britton Run (East Branch Oil Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Britton Run |
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Other name(s) | Tributary to East Branch Oil Creek |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Crawford |
Township | Rome Sparta |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | divide between Britton Run and Lilley Run pond about 1.5 miles west-southwest of Concord Corners, Pennsylvania 1,658 ft (505 m) 41°50′56″N 079°44′26″W / 41.84889°N 79.74056°W |
River mouth | East Branch Oil Creek about 0.5 miles west of Glynden, Pennsylvania 1,311 ft (400 m) 41°46′20″N 079°43′44″W / 41.77222°N 79.72889°W |
Length | 6.9 mi (11.1 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | southwest then southeast |
River system | Allegheny River (Oil Creek) |
Basin size | 9.3 square miles (24 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | Chelton Hill Road, Canadohta Lake Road, Britton Run Road (x2), PA 77, Firth Road |
Britton Run is a 6.90 mi (11.10 km) long tributary to East Branch Oil Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.
Course
Britton Run rises in a pond on the Lilley Run divide about 1.5 miles west of Concord Corners, Pennsylvania. Britton Run then flows southwest then southeast through the Erie Drift Plain to East Branch Oil Creek about 0.5 miles west of Glynden, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
Britton Run drains 9.30 square miles (24.1 km2) of area, receives about 46.2 in/year of precipitation, has a topographic wetness index of 481.24 and is about 40% forested.
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