Tunungwant Creek
Stream in New York, USA
41°57′29.23″N 078°38′29.10″W / 41.9581194°N 78.6414167°W / 41.9581194; -78.6414167[1] • location
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Bolivar Run
Latchaw Creek
Limestone Brook
Rice Brook
Kendall Creek
Foster Brook
Stateline Brook
Nichols Run
Leonard Brook
Bailley Brook
Tunungwant Creek is a 12.78 mi (20.57 km) long fifth-order tributary to the Allegheny River.[2] This is the only stream of this name in the United States. According to a 1792 Reading Howell map of Pennsylvania, the stream was known as Ischunuangwandt. Today, it is locally known as 'The Tuna'.[1]
Course
Tunungwant Creek forms at the confluence of East and West Branch Tunungwant Creek in McKean County, Pennsylvania in Bradford and then flows north to meet the Allegheny River about 5 miles (8.0 km) southeast of Salamanca, New York.
Watershed
Tunungwant Creek drains 315.95 square miles (818.3 km2) of area, receives about 45.8 in/year (116 cm/year) and is about 83.58% forested.[3]
See also
External links
- Tuna Valley Trail Association
References
- ^ a b c d e "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 8, 2023.