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Hickman Run (Youghiogheny River tributary)

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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Hickman Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceJacobs Creek divide
 • locationabout 2 miles west of Owensdale, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°04′50″N 079°37′39″W / 40.08056°N 79.62750°W / 40.08056; -79.62750
 • elevation1,190 ft (360 m)
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • locationRaineytown, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°02′26″N 079°38′51″W / 40.04056°N 79.64750°W / 40.04056; -79.64750
 • elevation850 ft (260 m)
Length3.05 mi (4.91 km)
Basin size6.04 square miles (15.6 km)
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average3.66 cu ft/s (0.104 m/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGillespie Road, PA 819, Clark Road, Hickory Square Road, Hickman Road, Spring Grove Road, Raineytown Road

Hickman Run is a 3.05 mi (4.91 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Hickman Run rises about 2 miles west of Owensdale, Pennsylvania, and then flows south to join the Youghiogheny River at Raineytown.

Watershed

Hickman Run drains 2.68 square miles (6.9 km) of area, receives about 42.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 372.93, and is about 34% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Hickman 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. ^ "Hickman Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
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