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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Galley Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceJacobs Creek divide
 • locationabout 0.5 miles west of Owensdale, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°04′48″N 079°37′08″W / 40.08000°N 79.61889°W / 40.08000; -79.61889
 • elevation1,075 ft (328 m)
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • locationBroad Ford, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°02′49″N 079°36′42″W / 40.04694°N 79.61167°W / 40.04694; -79.61167
 • elevation852 ft (260 m)
Length2.91 mi (4.68 km)
Basin size3.51 square miles (9.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average4.85 cu ft/s (0.137 m/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesRush Drive, Kings Road (x2), Marchewka Lane, Dry Hill Road, Broadford Road (x2)

Galley Run is a 2.91 mi (4.68 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.

Course

Galley Run rises about 0.5 miles west of Owensdale, Pennsylvania, and then flows south to join the Youghiogheny River at Broad Ford.

Watershed

Galley Run drains 3.51 square miles (9.1 km) of area, receives about 42.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 364.53, and is about 40% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Galley Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Galley Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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