Laurel Run (Jacobs Creek tributary)
| Laurel Run Tributary to Jacobs Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Laurel Run mouth  Laurel Run (Jacobs Creek tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Brush Run divide |
| • location | about 1 mile east of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania[2] |
| • coordinates | 40°10′54″N 079°25′45″W / 40.18167°N 79.42917°W[1] |
| • elevation | 1,520 ft (460 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Jacobs Creek |
• location | about 0.25 miles north-northeast of Laurelville, Pennsylvania[3] |
• coordinates | 40°09′12″N 079°28′31″W / 40.15333°N 79.47528°W[1] |
• elevation | 1,235 ft (376 m)[3] |
| Length | 3.76 mi (6.05 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 4.16 square miles (10.8 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Jacobs Creek |
| • average | 7.34 cu ft/s (0.208 m3/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | southwest[4] |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Bridges | Clay Pike, McGinnis Road, Laurelville Mennonite Road |
Laurel Run is a 3.76 mi (6.05 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
Course
[edit]Laurel Run rises about 1 mile east of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania,[2] and then flows southwest to join Jacobs Creek about 0.25 miles north-northeast of Laurelville.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Laurel Run drains 4.16 square miles (10.8 km2) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 406.12, and is about 77% forested.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail – Laurel Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "Laurel Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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