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Meadow Run (Jacobs Creek tributary)

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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Meadow Run
Tributary to Jacobs Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyWestmoreland
Physical characteristics
SourceBuffalo Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southwest of Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°09′47″N 079°37′46″W / 40.16306°N 79.62944°W / 40.16306; -79.62944
 • elevation1,262 ft (385 m)
MouthJacobs Creek
 • locationabout 0.75 miles west-northwest of Chaintown, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°06′17″N 079°40′04″W / 40.10472°N 79.66778°W / 40.10472; -79.66778
 • elevation978 ft (298 m)
Length5.24 mi (8.43 km)
Basin size6.97 square miles (18.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationJacobs Creek
 • average9.98 cu ft/s (0.283 m/s) at mouth with Jacobs Creek
Basin features
Progressionsouthwest
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesPA 981, Wesley Chapel Road, Espey Road, Meadow Run Road

Meadow Run is a 5.24 mi (8.43 km) long 2nd order tributary to Jacobs Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Meadow Run rises about 1.5 miles southwest of Ruffsdale, Pennsylvania, and then flows southwest to join Jacobs Creek about 0.75 miles west-northwest of Chaintown.

Watershed

Meadow Run drains 6.97 square miles (18.1 km) of area, receives about 42.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 379.72, and is about 40% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Meadow Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Little Sewickley Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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