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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Reason Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
Maryland
CountyFayette (PA)
Garrett (MD)
Physical characteristics
SourceBuffalo Run divide
 • locationabout 1 mile northeast of Asher Glade, Maryland
 • coordinates39°42′37″N 079°25′38″W / 39.71028°N 79.42722°W / 39.71028; -79.42722
 • elevation1,820 ft (550 m)
MouthYoughiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake
 • locationabout 1.5 miles southwest of Somerfield, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates39°43′41″N 079°24′29″W / 39.72806°N 79.40806°W / 39.72806; -79.40806
 • elevation1,439 ft (439 m)
Length2.19 mi (3.52 km)
Basin size1.43 square miles (3.7 km)
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake
 • average2.79 cu ft/s (0.079 m/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River
Basin features
ProgressionYoughiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGuard Road

Reason Run is a 2.19 mi (3.52 km) long 1st order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Reason Run rises about 1 mile northeast of Asher Glade, Maryland in Garrett County, and then flows north-northeasterly into Fayette County, Pennsylvania to join the Youghiogheny River in Youghiogheny River Lake about 1.5 miles southwest of Somerfield.

Watershed

Reason Run drains 1.43 square miles (3.7 km) of area, receives about 46.7 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 330.63, and is about 75% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Reason Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
  4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Reason Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
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