| 词条 | West Branch Schuylkill River |
| 释义 |
| name = West Branch Schuylkill River | name_native = | name_native_lang = | name_other = West Branch | name_etymology = | image = Schuylkillmap.jpg | image_size = 285 | image_caption = Topographic map of West Branch Schuylkill River watershed. The black line denotes the watershed boundary. | map = | map_size = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = | pushpin_map_size = | pushpin_map_caption= | subdivision_type1 = Country | subdivision_name1 = United States | subdivision_type2 = State | subdivision_name2 = Pennsylvania | subdivision_type3 = Counties | subdivision_name3 = Schuylkill | subdivision_type4 = | subdivision_name4 = | subdivision_type5 = Cities | subdivision_name5 = Buck Run, Glen Dower, Minersville, Pottsville, Cressona, Schuylkill Haven | length = {{convert|13|mi|km|abbr=on}} | width_min = | width_avg = | width_max = | depth_min = | depth_avg = | depth_max = | discharge1_location= | discharge1_min = | discharge1_avg = | discharge1_max = | source1 = | source1_location = Buck Run, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | source1_coordinates= {{coord|40|42|45|N|76|18|27|W|display=inline}}[1] | source1_elevation = {{convert|1200|ft|abbr=on}} | mouth = Schuylkill River | mouth_location = Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania | mouth_coordinates = {{coord|40|38|3|N|76|10|51|W|display=inline,title}}[1] | mouth_elevation = {{convert|600|ft|abbr=on}} | progression = | river_system = | basin_size = {{convert|21|sqmi|abbr=on}} | tributaries_left = Dyer Run, Wagner Run, Wheeler Creek, Beaver Creek (Pennsylvania) | tributaries_right = Indian Run, Panther Creek | custom_label = | custom_data = | extra = }} The West Branch Schuylkill River (also known simply as the West Branch) is an approximately {{convert|12.9|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} tributary of the Schuylkill River in central Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA, with a watershed approximately {{convert|21|mi2|km2}} in size. Several small communities are located in the watershed, which include Beaver Meadows, Buck Run, Glen Dower, Minersville, Pottsville, Cressona, and Schuylkill Haven. Mild amounts of acid mine drainage affect the West Branch and its tributaries. From its headwaters near Interstate 81, the river flows southeast through several water gaps in the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians, ending at its confluence with the Schuylkill River in Schuylkill Haven.[2] CourseThe West Branch's source is several small ponds east of Interstate 81, near the small community of Buck Run. The river flows east-northeast, paralleling Valley Road and later the Heckscherville Road. Near Heckscherville, it receives small tributaries Dyer Run, Wagner Run, and Wheeler Creek, all on the left bank. It then flows south and southeast past Minersville, and finally east through a narrow canyon, where it receives Indian Run on the right bank. After exiting the canyon, it turns south and enters an increasingly wide valley. At Cressona, it receives Panther Creek on the right bank and Beaver Creek on the left bank. As the river enters Schuylkill Haven it merges with the Schuylkill River on the right bank.[3] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite gnis|id=1193633|name=West Branch Schuylkill River|accessdate=2009-02-15}} 2. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.epa.gov/reg3wapd/tmdl/pa_tmdl/W-BrSchuylkill/REVISEDWESTBRANCHSCHUYLKILLRIVERWATERSHEDTMDL.pdf |format=PDF |title=EPA West Branch Schuylkill River TMDLs |accessdate=2009-02-16}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} 3. ^https://maps.google.com 3 : Rivers of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania|Rivers of Pennsylvania|Tributaries of the Schuylkill River |
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