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Potter Run (Neshannock Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 41°06′29″N 080°15′47″W / 41.10806°N 80.26306°W / 41.10806; -80.26306
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Potter Run
Tributary to Neshannock Creek
Potter Run (Neshannock Creek tributary) is located in Pennsylvania
Potter Run (Neshannock Creek tributary)
Location of Potter Run mouth
Potter Run (Neshannock Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Potter Run (Neshannock Creek tributary)
Potter Run (Neshannock Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States of America
StatePennsylvania
CountyLawrence
TownshipWashington
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Potter Run and Slippery Rock Creek
 • locationabout 3 miles southeast of Volant, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°04′42″N 080°14′10″W / 41.07833°N 80.23611°W / 41.07833; -80.23611[1]
 • elevation1,258 ft (383 m)[2]
MouthNeshannock Creek
 • location
About 0.25 miles downstream of Volant, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates
41°06′29″N 080°15′47″W / 41.10806°N 80.26306°W / 41.10806; -80.26306[1]
 • elevation
1,000 ft (300 m)[2]
Length3.74 mi (6.02 km)[3]
Basin size5.69 square miles (14.7 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • average7.79 cu ft/s (0.221 m3/s) at mouth with Potter Run[4]
Basin features
ProgressionNeshannock CreekShenango RiverBeaver RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemBeaver River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries

Potter Run is a tributary to Neshannock Creek in western Pennsylvania. The stream rises in south-central Lawrence County and flows west and enters Neshannock Creek just downstream of Volant, Pennsylvania. The watershed is roughly 50% agricultural, 44% forested and the rest is other uses.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Potter Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Neshannock Creek Topo Map, Lawrence County PA (New Castle South Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  3. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Potter Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 August 2019.