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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Chaney Run
Tributary to Big Sandy Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceLick Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Summit, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates39°50′29″N 079°39′42″W / 39.84139°N 79.66167°W / 39.84139; -79.66167
 • elevation2,420 ft (740 m)
MouthBig Sandy Creek
 • locationabout 2.5 miles southwest of Elliottsville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates39°48′09″N 079°37′06″W / 39.80250°N 79.61833°W / 39.80250; -79.61833
 • elevation1,597 ft (487 m)
Length3.94 mi (6.34 km)
Basin size3.13 square miles (8.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationBig Sandy Creek
 • average7.31 cu ft/s (0.207 m/s) at mouth with Big Sandy Creek
Basin features
Progressionsoutheast
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesWharton Furnace Road (x5)

Chaney Run is a 3.54 mi (5.70 km) long 2nd order tributary to Big Sandy Creek in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Chaney Run rises about 1 mile south of Summit, Pennsylvania, and then flows southeast to join Big Sandy Creek about 2.5 miles southwest of Mt. Washington.

Watershed

Chaney Run drains 3.13 square miles (8.1 km) of area, receives about 51.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 314.82, and is about 96% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Chaney Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Chaney Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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