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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Ramcat Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
Physical characteristics
SourceLaurel Run divide
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southeast of Sugarloaf Knob
 • coordinates39°49′06″N 079°26′15″W / 39.81833°N 79.43750°W / 39.81833; -79.43750
 • elevation2,570 ft (780 m)
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • locationHuston, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates39°49′38″N 079°22′33″W / 39.82722°N 79.37583°W / 39.82722; -79.37583
 • elevation1,302 ft (397 m)
Length3.75 mi (6.04 km)
Basin size4.06 square miles (10.5 km)
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average8.68 cu ft/s (0.246 m/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny RiverMonongahela RiverOhio RiverMississippi RiverGulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesSugar Loaf Road, Fire Tower Road, Ram Cat Road (x2)

Ramcat Run is a 3.75 mi (6.04 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Ramcat Run rises about 1.5 miles southeast of Sugar Loaf Knob, and then flows east to join the Youghiogheny River at Huston.

Watershed

Ramcat Run drains 4.06 square miles (10.5 km) of area, receives about 48.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 350.74, and is about 94% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Ramcat Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Ramcat Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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