Hungry Run (South Branch French Creek tributary) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Hungry Run |
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Location of Hungry Run mouth
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Other name(s) | Tributary to South Branch French Creek |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
Counties | Erie Crawford |
Physical characteristics | |
Main source | divide between Hungry Run and Britton Run (Oil Creek) about 3 miles northeast of Tillotson, Pennsylvania 1,645 ft (501 m) 41°50′36″N 079°46′40″W / 41.84333°N 79.77778°W |
River mouth | South Branch French Creek about 2 miles southwest of Elgin, Pennsylvania 1,319 ft (402 m) 41°53′07″N 079°46′41″W / 41.88528°N 79.77806°W |
Length | 3.49 mi (5.62 km) |
Basin features | |
Progression | north |
River system | Allegheny River |
Basin size | 4.47 square miles (11.6 km2) |
Tributaries |
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Bridges | Hungry Run Road (x2), Concord Road |
Hungry Run is a 3.49 mi (5.62 km) long tributary to South Branch French Creek in Erie County, Pennsylvania and is classed as a 2nd order stream on the EPA waters geoviewer site.
Course
Hungry Run rises in Bloomfield Township of northern Crawford County and then flows north into Erie County through Union Township where it meets South Branch French Creek.
Watershed
Hungry Run drains 4.47 square miles (11.6 km2) of Erie Drift Plain (glacial geology). The watershed receives an average of 46.6 in/year of precipitation and has a wetness index of 469.09.
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