Meadow Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)
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Meadow Run Tributary to Youghiogheny River | |
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![]() Meadow Run Waterslide | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Fayette |
Borough | Ohiopyle |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Coolspring Run divide |
• location | about 1 mile northeast of Washington Springs, Pennsylvania[2] |
• coordinates | 39°52′22″N 079°36′47″W / 39.87278°N 79.61306°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,370 ft (720 m)[2] |
Mouth | Youghiogheny River |
• location | Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 39°51′50″N 079°29′44″W / 39.86389°N 79.49556°WCoordinates: 39°51′50″N 079°29′44″W / 39.86389°N 79.49556°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m)[3] |
Length | 14.23 mi (22.90 km)[4] |
Basin size | 41.20 square miles (106.7 km2)[5] |
Discharge | |
• location | Youghiogheny River |
• average | 87.34 cu ft/s (2.473 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5] |
Basin features | |
Progression | Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
River system | Monongahela River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | Deadman Run Beaver Creek Laurel Run |
Waterbodies | Deer Lake |
Bridges | Chalk Hill-Ohiopyle Road, Old Mill Road, Nelson Road, PA 381, Meadow Run Road, Grover Road, Meadow Run Road (x2), Dinner Bell Road, PA 381 |
Meadow Run is a 14.23 mi (22.90 km) long 4th order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:[1]
- Great Meadow Run
Course
Meadow Run rises about 1 mile northeast of Washington Springs, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southeast and northeast to join the Youghiogheny River at Ohiopyle.[3]
Watershed
Meadow Run drains 41.20 square miles (106.7 km2) of area, receives about 50.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 376.51, and is about 82% forested.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "GNIS Detail - Meadow Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Meadow Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.