West Branch Tunungwant Creek

{{short description|Stream in Pennsylvania, USA}}

{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}

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| name = West Branch Tunungwant Creek

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| name_other = Tributary to Tunungwant Creek

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| pushpin_map_caption= Location of West Branch Tunungwant Creek mouth

| subdivision_type1 = Country

| subdivision_name1 = United States

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania

| subdivision_type3 = County

| subdivision_name3 = McKean

| subdivision_type4 = City

| subdivision_name4 = Bradford

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| length = {{convert|9.80|mi|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web |title=ArcGIS Web Application |url=https://epa.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=074cfede236341b6a1e03779c2bd0692 |website=epa.maps.arcgis.com |publisher=US EPA |access-date=January 19, 2023}}

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| discharge1_location= Tunungwant Creek

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| discharge1_avg = {{convert|84.40|cuft/s|m3/s|abbr=on}} at mouth with Tunungwant Creek{{cite web |title=Watershed Report {{!}} Office of Water {{!}} US EPA |url=https://watersgeo.epa.gov/watershedreport/?comid=8971360 |website=watersgeo.epa.gov |publisher=US EPA |access-date=January 19, 2023 |language=en}}

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| source1 = Chappel Fork divide

| source1_location = about 5 miles west-southwest of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania

| source1_coordinates= {{coord|41|51|43.22|N|078|44|55.11|W|display=inline}}{{cite web |title=Geographic Names Information System |url=https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/fe734e09-6b88-50d3-aa61-3685cb365df7/summary |website=edits.nationalmap.gov |publisher=US Geological Survey |access-date=January 19, 2023}}

| source1_elevation = {{convert|2180|ft|abbr=on}}

| mouth = Tunungwant Creek

| mouth_location = Bradford, Pennsylvania

| mouth_coordinates = {{coord|41|57|29.23|N|078|38|29.10|W|display=inline,title}}

| mouth_elevation = {{convert|1421|ft|abbr=on}}

| progression = Tunungwant CreekAllegheny RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico

| river_system = Allegheny River

| basin_size = {{convert|42.10|sqmi}}

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| tributaries_left = South Penn Run
Fuller Brook
Langmade Brook
Marilla Brook
Bennett Brook

| tributaries_right = Two Mile Run
Kissem Run

| waterbodies = Bradford City Number 5 Reservoir

| bridges = Glendorn Drive, Crookerhouse Lane, Clarks Lane, Dorothy Lane, Barbour Street, Mechanic Street, Kennedy Street, Davis Street, Forman Street, US 219

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West Branch Tunungwant Creek is a {{convert|9.80|mi|km|abbr=on}} long fourth-order tributary to Tunungwant Creek. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

West Branch Tunungwant Creek rises about {{convert|5|mile}} west-southwest of Lewis Run, Pennsylvania, and then flows northeast to meet Tunungwant Creek at Bradford, Pennsylvania to form Tunungwant Creek with East Branch Tunungwant Creek.

Watershed

West Branch Tunungwant Creek drains {{convert|42.90|sqmi}} of area, receives about {{cvt|46.6|in/year}} of precipitation, and is about 84.55% forested.

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