Browneller Run is a long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Browneller Run rises about 3 miles northeast of Arnold City, Pennsylvania in Westmoreland County, and then flows southeast into Fayette County to join the Youghiogheny River across from Banning.

Browneller Run

Watershed

Browneller Run drains of area, receives about 40.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 317.83, and is about 39% forested.

Browneller Run

Natural History

Browneller Run is the location of Brownller Run Confluence BDA, which contains a mature upland forest and a riverine forest as well as a rare plant species.

Browneller Run

References

Tributaries of the Ohio River

Rivers of Pennsylvania

Rivers of Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Rivers of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania

Allegheny Plateau