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Rice Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)

Coordinates: 42°03′40.23″N 078°38′28.10″W / 42.0611750°N 78.6411389°W / 42.0611750; -78.6411389
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Rice Brook
Tributary to Tunungwant Creek
Rice Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) is located in New York
Rice Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Location of Rice Brook mouth
Rice Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) is located in the United States
Rice Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Rice Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyCattaraugus
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide of Carrollton Run
 • locationabout 6 miles northwest of Limestone, New York
 • coordinates42°04′20.00″N 078°41′9.00″W / 42.0722222°N 78.6858333°W / 42.0722222; -78.6858333[1]
 • elevation2,150 ft (660 m)[1]
MouthTunungwant Creek
 • location
about 3 miles north of Limestone, New York
 • coordinates
42°03′40.23″N 078°38′28.10″W / 42.0611750°N 78.6411389°W / 42.0611750; -78.6411389[1]
 • elevation
1,281 ft (390 m)[1]
Length4.22 mi (6.79 km)[2]
Basin size5.95 square miles (15.4 km2)[3]
Discharge 
 • locationTunungwant Creek
 • average11.88 cu ft/s (0.336 m3/s) at mouth with Tunungwant Creek[3]
Basin features
ProgressionTunungwant CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightIrish Brook
BridgesRice Brook Road, Irish Brook Road, Rice Brook Road, Parkside Drive

Rice Brook is a 4.22 mi (6.79 km) long second-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek.[2]

Course

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Rice Brook rises about 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Limestone, New York in Cattaraugus County and then flows south and turns generally east to meet Tunungwant Creek about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Limestone, New York.

Watershed

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Rice Brook drains 5.95 square miles (15.4 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year (115 cm/year) of precipitation, and is about 95.03% forested.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 8 January 2023.