Chaney Run (Big Sandy Creek tributary)
| Chaney Run Tributary to Big Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Chaney Run mouth  Chaney Run (Big Sandy Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Fayette |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Lick Run divide |
| • location | about 1 mile south of Summit, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 39°50′29″N 079°39′42″W / 39.84139°N 79.66167°W[1] |
| • elevation | 2,420 ft (740 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Big Sandy Creek |
• location | about 2.5 miles southwest of Elliottsville, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 39°48′09″N 079°37′06″W / 39.80250°N 79.61833°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,597 ft (487 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.94 mi (6.34 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 3.13 square miles (8.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Big Sandy Creek |
| • average | 7.31 cu ft/s (0.207 m3/s) at mouth with Big Sandy Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southeast[4] |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Wharton Furnace Road (x5) |
Chaney Run is a 3.54 mi (5.70 km) long 2nd order tributary to Big Sandy Creek in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.
Course
[edit]Chaney Run rises about 1 mile south of Summit, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southeast to join Big Sandy Creek about 2.5 miles southwest of Mt. Washington.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Chaney Run drains 3.13 square miles (8.1 km2) of area, receives about 51.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 314.82, and is about 96% forested.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Chaney Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Chaney Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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