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Crawford Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Coordinates: 40°17′53″N 079°47′17″W / 40.29806°N 79.78806°W / 40.29806; -79.78806
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Crawford Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Crawford Run mouth location
Map of Crawford Run mouth location
Location of Crawford Run mouth
Map of Crawford Run mouth location
Map of Crawford Run mouth location
Crawford Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Allegheny
Physical characteristics
SourceLong Run divide
 • locationabout 0.75 miles southwest of Hahntown, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates40°18′47″N 079°44′37″W / 40.31306°N 79.74361°W / 40.31306; -79.74361[1]
 • elevation1,140 ft (350 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
Robbins, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
40°17′53″N 079°47′17″W / 40.29806°N 79.78806°W / 40.29806; -79.78806[1]
 • elevation
736 ft (224 m)[3]
Length2.80 mi (4.51 km)[4]
Basin size1.97 square miles (5.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average2.24 cu ft/s (0.063 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesThoroughbred Drive, Robbins Station Road (x2), Turner Valley Road

Crawford Run is a 2.80 mi (4.51 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Crawford Run rises about 0.75 miles southwest of Hahntown, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows west and southwest barely into Allegheny County to join the Youghiogheny River at Robbins.[3]

Watershed

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Crawford Run drains 1.97 square miles (5.1 km2) of area, receives about 39.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 329.07, and is about 54% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Crawford Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Crawford Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 20 November 2020.