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Spring Run (Ohio River tributary)

Coordinates: 40°33′22″N 80°13′12″W / 40.5561786°N 80.2200596°W / 40.5561786; -80.2200596
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Spring Run
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnear Brodhead Rd. in Crescent, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
 • elevationbetween 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 / 40.5561786; -80.2200596
 • elevation
692 ft (211 m)
Length1.2 mi (1.9 km)
Basin size0.4 sq mi (1.0 km2)
Basin features
ProgressionFlaugherty Run → Ohio RiverMississippi 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

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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

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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

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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

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The watershed of Spring Run has an area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2).

History

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d United States Geological Survey, The National Map Viewer, retrieved February 4, 2015
  2. ^ a b Geographic Names Information System, Feature Detail Report for: Spring Run, retrieved April 25, 2020