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Jacobs Creek (Monongahela River tributary)

Coordinates: 39°48′29″N 079°54′55″W / 39.80806°N 79.91528°W / 39.80806; -79.91528
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Jacobs Creek
Tributary to Monongahela River
Map of Jacobs Creek mouth location
Map of Jacobs Creek mouth location
Location of Jacobs Creek mouth
Map of Jacobs Creek mouth location
Map of Jacobs Creek mouth location
Jacobs Creek (Monongahela River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceSouth Branch Browns Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles northwest of Shoaf, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°50′51″N 079°50′01″W / 39.84750°N 79.83361°W / 39.84750; -79.83361[1]
 • elevation1,240 ft (380 m)[2]
MouthMonongahela River
 • location
Martin, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°48′29″N 079°54′55″W / 39.80806°N 79.91528°W / 39.80806; -79.91528[1]
 • elevation
763 ft (233 m)[3]
Length5.62 mi (9.04 km)[4]
Basin size7.54 square miles (19.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationMonongahela River
 • average10.06 cu ft/s (0.285 m3/s) at mouth with Monongahela River[5]
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesYasenoskowski Road, Smithfield Avenue, SR 3008, T364, Fairview Hill Road, Potprocky Ashby Ford Road, PA 166

Jacobs Creek is a 5.62 mi (9.04 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Monongahela River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Jacobs Creek rises about 1.5 miles northwest of Shoaf, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southwest to join the Monongahela River at Martin.[3]

Watershed

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Jacobs Creek drains 7.54 square miles (19.5 km2) of area, receives about 42.9 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 340.19, and is about 58% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Jacobs Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Jacobs Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 30 November 2020.