Browneller Run | |
Name Other: | Tributary to Youghiogheny River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Pennsylvania#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Browneller Run mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Browneller Run mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Pennsylvania |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Westmoreland Fayette |
Length: | 1.96miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | Youghiogheny River |
Discharge1 Avg: | 2.44cuft/s at mouth with Youghiogheny River[2] |
Source1: | Lutz Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 3 miles northeast of Arnold City, Pennsylvania[3] |
Source1 Coordinates: | 40.1294°N -79.7858°W[4] |
Source1 Elevation: | 1098feet |
Mouth: | Youghiogheny River |
Mouth Location: | across the Youighiogheny River from Banning, Pennsylvania[5] |
Mouth Coordinates: | 40.1214°N -79.7539°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 771feet |
Progression: | Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River System: | Monongahela River |
Tributaries Left: | unnamed tributaries |
Tributaries Right: | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges: | Harmony Church Road, PA 51, Wick Haven Road, Wickhaven Hollow Road (x2) |
Browneller Run is a 1.96miles long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.[4]
Browneller Run rises about 3 miles northeast of Arnold City, Pennsylvania in Westmoreland County,[3] and then flows southeast into Fayette County to join the Youghiogheny River across from Banning.[5]
Browneller Run drains of area, receives about 40.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 317.83, and is about 39% forested.[2]
Browneller Run is the location of Brownller Run Confluence BDA, which contains a mature upland forest and a riverine forest as well as a rare plant species.[6]