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Jim Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

Coordinates: 39°52′50″N 079°28′51″W / 39.88056°N 79.48083°W / 39.88056; -79.48083
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Jim Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
Map of Jim Run mouth location
Map of Jim Run mouth location
Location of Jim Run mouth
Map of Jim Run mouth location
Map of Jim Run mouth location
Jim Run (Youghiogheny River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceStulls Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles east-northeast of Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania[2]
 • coordinates39°52′49″N 079°27′10″W / 39.88028°N 79.45278°W / 39.88028; -79.45278[1]
 • elevation1,700 ft (520 m)[2]
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • location
about 1 mile northeast of Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania[3]
 • coordinates
39°52′50″N 079°28′51″W / 39.88056°N 79.48083°W / 39.88056; -79.48083[1]
 • elevation
1,021 ft (311 m)[3]
Length1.11 mi (1.79 km)[4]
Basin size0.96 square miles (2.5 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average0.96 cu ft/s (0.027 m3/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River[5]
Basin features
Progressionwest[4]
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPA 381

Jim Run is a 1.11 mi (1.79 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

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Jim Run rises about 1.5 miles east-northeast of Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows west to join the Youghiogheny River about 1 mile northeast of Ohiopyle.[3]

Watershed

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Jim Run drains 0.96 square miles (2.5 km2) of area, receives about 47.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 342.80, and is about 88% forested.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Jim Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Jim Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 24 November 2020.