Belson Run

Belson Run is a 2.55 mi (4.10 km) long 1st order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.^[2]

Belson Run Tributary to Sewickley Creek
Location of Belson Run mouth Show map of Pennsylvania Belson Run (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Westmoreland
Borough	Hunker
Physical characteristics
Source	Wilson Run divide
• location	about 0.5 miles north of Central, Pennsylvania[1]
• coordinates	40°11′18″N 079°34′47″W[2]
• elevation	1,155 ft (352 m)[1]
Mouth	Sewickley Creek
• location	Hunker, Pennsylvania[3]
• coordinates	40°12′21″N 079°37′23″W[2]
• elevation	920 ft (280 m)[3]
Length	2.55 mi (4.10 km)[4]
Basin size	2.70 square miles (7.0 km2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Sewickley Creek
• average	3.71 cu ft/s (0.105 m3/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek[5]
Basin features
Progression	Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River system	Monongahela River
Tributaries
• left	unnamed tributaries
• right	unnamed tributaries
Bridges	Tech Center Drive, Sunny Lane, Preacher's Road, Paintersville Road, New Stanton-Ruffsdale Road

Course

Belson Run rises about 0.5 miles north of Central, Pennsylvania,^[1] and then flows northwest to join Sewickley Creek at Hunker.^[3]

Watershed

Belson Run drains 2.70 square miles (7.0 km²) of area, receives about 41.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 416.98, and is about 37% forested.^[5]