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Laurel Run (Jacobs Creek tributary)

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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Laurel Run
Tributary to Jacobs Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceBrush Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile east of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°10′54″N 079°25′45″W / 40.18167°N 79.42917°W / 40.18167; -79.42917
 • elevation1,520 ft (460 m)
MouthJacobs Creek
 • locationabout 0.25 miles north-northeast of Laurelville, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°09′12″N 079°28′31″W / 40.15333°N 79.47528°W / 40.15333; -79.47528
 • elevation1,235 ft (376 m)
Length3.76 mi (6.05 km)
Basin size4.16 square miles (10.8 km)
Discharge 
 • locationJacobs Creek
 • average7.34 cu ft/s (0.208 m/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesClay Pike, McGinnis Road, Laurelville Mennonite Road

Laurel Run is a 3.76 mi (6.05 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Laurel Run rises about 1 mile east of Kecksburg, Pennsylvania, and then flows southwest to join Jacobs Creek about 0.25 miles north-northeast of Laurelville.

Watershed

Laurel Run drains 4.16 square miles (10.8 km) of area, receives about 45.2 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 406.12, and is about 77% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail – Laurel Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Laurel Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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