Spring Run (Ohio River tributary)
| Spring Run | |
|---|---|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | near Brodhead Rd. in Crescent, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
| • elevation | between 1,000 and 1,040 feet (300 and 320 m) |
| Mouth | |
• location | Flaugherty Run in Crescent, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°33′22″N 80°13′12″W / 40.5561786°N 80.2200596°W |
• elevation | 692 ft (211 m) |
| Length | 1.2 mi (1.9 km) |
| Basin size | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Flaugherty Run → Ohio River → Mississippi River + Gulf of Mexico |
Spring Run is a tributary of Flaugherty Run in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km) long and flows through Crescent, Pennsylvania.[1] The watershed of the stream has an area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2).
Course
[edit]Spring Run begins in Crescent, near Brodhead Road. It flows northeast and reaches its confluence with Flaugherty Run.[1]
Spring Run joins Flaugherty Run 650 feet (200 m) upstream of its mouth.
Tributaries
[edit]Spring Run has no named tributaries.[1] However, it does have an unnamed tributary which joins Spring Run about halfway down its length.
Geography and geology
[edit]The elevation near the mouth of Spring Run is 692 feet (211 m) above sea level.[2] The elevation of the stream's source is between 1,000 and 1,040 feet (300 and 320 m) above sea level.[1]
Watershed
[edit]The watershed of Spring Run has an area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2).
History
[edit]Spring Run was entered into the Geographic Names Information System on August 2, 1979. Its identifier in the Geographic Names Information System is 1188258.[2]
See also
[edit]- Boggs Run, next tributary of Flaugherty Run going upstream
- List of rivers of Pennsylvania
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved February 4, 2015
- ^ a b Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Spring Run, retrieved April 25, 2020