Panther Run
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Panther Run in The Hook Natural Area
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| Main source | valley in Haines Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania between 1,780 and 1,800 feet (540 and 550 m) |
| River mouth | North Branch Buffalo Creek in Hartley Township, Union County, Pennsylvania 1,289 ft (393 m) 40°57′39″N 77°10′49″W / 40.96095°N 77.18030°WCoordinates: 40°57′39″N 77°10′49″W / 40.96095°N 77.18030°W |
| Progression | North Branch Buffalo Creek → Buffalo Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Chesapeake Bay |
| Basin size | 3.79 sq mi (9.8 km2) |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 3.9 mi (6.3 km) |
Panther Run is a tributary of North Branch Buffalo Creek in Centre County and Union County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 3.9 miles (6.3 km) long and flows through Haines Township in Centre County and Hartley Township in Union County. The watershed of the stream has an area of 3.79 square miles (9.8 km2). The stream's headwaters are in a forest spring and it has one named tributary. Virtually all of the watershed is forested. In addition to hardwood forests and white pine, rhododendrons, sedges, grasses, and clubmosses occur in the stream's vicinity.
Panther Run begins in a valley in Haines Township, Centre County. It flows east-northeast for a few tenths of a mile before entering Hartley Township, Union County. Here, the stream continues to flow east-northeast for a few miles. It then begins flowing southeast past Buck Ridge. The stream then enters The Hook, where it receives Slide Hollow, its only named tributary, from the . It then turns southwest for a few tenths of a mile before reaching its confluence with North Branch Buffalo Creek across from Dogback Mountain.
Panther Run joins North Branch Buffalo Creek 9.42 miles (15.16 km) upstream of its mouth.
Panther Run has one named tributary, which is known as Slide Hollow. Slide Hollow joins Panther Run 0.46 miles (0.74 km) upstream of its mouth and its watershed has an area of 0.61 square miles (1.6 km2).
The elevation near the mouth of Panther Run is 1,289 feet (393 m) above sea level. The elevation of the stream's source is between 1,780 and 1,800 feet (540 and 550 m) above sea level.
The headwaters of Panther Run are in a spring on the forest floor. The stream is a "sizable stream" in some reaches. However, it is considerably smaller than North Branch Buffalo Creek, which it is a tributary of.
The watershed of Panther Run has an area of 3.79 square miles (9.8 km2). The stream is entirely within the United States Geological Survey quadrangle of Hartleton. The watershed makes up approximately 2 percent of the Buffalo Creek drainage basin.
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