Chaney Run Tributary to Big Sandy Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Fayette |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lick Run divide |
• location | about 1 mile south of Summit, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 39°50′29″N 079°39′42″W / 39.84139°N 79.66167°W / 39.84139; -79.66167 |
• elevation | 2,420 ft (740 m) |
Mouth | Big Sandy Creek |
• location | about 2.5 miles southwest of Elliottsville, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 39°48′09″N 079°37′06″W / 39.80250°N 79.61833°W / 39.80250; -79.61833 |
• elevation | 1,597 ft (487 m) |
Length | 3.94 mi (6.34 km) |
Basin size | 3.13 square miles (8.1 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Big Sandy Creek |
• average | 7.31 cu ft/s (0.207 m/s) at mouth with Big Sandy Creek |
Basin features | |
Progression | southeast |
River system | Monongahela River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Wharton 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
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Chaney Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Chaney Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
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