Brannon Run (Allegheny River Tributary)
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Brannon Run is a long 1st order tributary to the
Allegheny River The Allegheny River ( ) is a long headwater stream of the Ohio River in western Pennsylvania and New York (state), New York. The Allegheny River runs from its headwaters just below the middle of Pennsylvania's northern border northwesterly into ...
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Course

Brannon Run rises about 2 miles northwest of
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Watershed

Brannon Run drains of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, and has a wetness index of 357.00 and is about 77% forested.


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Rivers of Pennsylvania Rivers of Venango County, Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Allegheny River {{Pennsylvania-river-stub