Galley Run Tributary to Youghiogheny River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Fayette |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Jacobs Creek divide |
• location | about 0.5 miles west of Owensdale, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°04′48″N 079°37′08″W / 40.08000°N 79.61889°W / 40.08000; -79.61889 |
• elevation | 1,075 ft (328 m) |
Mouth | Youghiogheny River |
• location | Broad Ford, Pennsylvania |
• coordinates | 40°02′49″N 079°36′42″W / 40.04694°N 79.61167°W / 40.04694; -79.61167 |
• elevation | 852 ft (260 m) |
Length | 2.91 mi (4.68 km) |
Basin size | 3.51 square miles (9.1 km) |
Discharge | |
• location | Youghiogheny River |
• average | 4.85 cu ft/s (0.137 m/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River |
Basin features | |
Progression | generally south |
River system | Monongahela River |
Tributaries | |
• left | unnamed tributaries |
• right | unnamed tributaries |
Bridges | Rush 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
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Galley Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Galley Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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