Rice Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary)
Rice Brook is a 4.22 mi (6.79 km) long second-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek.[2]
Rice Brook Tributary to Tunungwant Creek | |
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Location of Rice Brook mouth Rice Brook (Tunungwant Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Cattaraugus |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | divide of Carrollton Run |
• location | about 6 miles northwest of Limestone, New York |
• coordinates | 42°04′20.00″N 078°41′9.00″W[1] |
• elevation | 2,150 ft (660 m)[1] |
Mouth | Tunungwant Creek |
• location | about 3 miles north of Limestone, New York |
• coordinates | 42°03′40.23″N 078°38′28.10″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,281 ft (390 m)[1] |
Length | 4.22 mi (6.79 km)[2] |
Basin size | 5.95 square miles (15.4 km2)[3] |
Discharge | |
• location | Tunungwant Creek |
• average | 11.88 cu ft/s (0.336 m3/s) at mouth with Tunungwant Creek[3] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Tunungwant Creek → Allegheny River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Allegheny River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Irish Brook |
Bridges | Rice Brook Road, Irish Brook Road, Rice Brook Road, Parkside Drive |
Course
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
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
References
- "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
- "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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