Gar Run

Gar Run
Tributary to Brokenstraw Creek
Gar Run is located in Pennsylvania
Gar Run
Location of Gar Run mouth
Gar Run is located in the United States
Gar Run
Gar Run (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWarren
Physical characteristics
Sourcedivide between Gar Run and Oil Creek
 • locationabout 2 miles east of Sanford, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°46′18″N 079°29′58″W / 41.77167°N 79.49944°W / 41.77167; -79.49944[1]
 • elevation1,775 ft (541 m)[2]
MouthBrokenstraw Creek
 • location
Garland, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates
41°46′50″N 079°26′50″W / 41.78056°N 79.44722°W / 41.78056; -79.44722[1]
 • elevation
1,286 ft (392 m)[1]
Length4.96 mi (7.98 km)[3]
Basin size18.32 square miles (47.4 km2)[4]
Discharge 
 • locationBrokenstraw Creek
 • average31.76 cu ft/s (0.899 m3/s) at mouth with Brokenstraw Creek[4]
Basin features
ProgressionBrokenstraw CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftHosmer Run
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRoss Hill Road, PA 27

Gar Run is a 4.96 mi (7.98 km) long 3rd order tributary to Brokenstraw Creek.[3] It is classed as a cold-water fishery by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.[5]

  1. ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Gar Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Gar Run Topo Map, Warren County PA (Pittsfield Area)". TopoZone. Locality, LLC. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Gar Run Watershed Report". Waters Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Brokenstraw Watershed Conservation Plan" (PDF). Pennsylvania DCNR. Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved 22 September 2019.