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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Shirley Run
Tributary to Thompson Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyCrawford
Warren
Physical characteristics
SourceThree Bridge Run divide
 • locationabout 2 miles northeast of Vrooman, Pennsylvania at "Blue Swamp"
 • coordinates41°44′43″N 079°36′37″W / 41.74528°N 79.61028°W / 41.74528; -79.61028
 • elevation1,592 ft (485 m)
MouthThompson Creek
 • locationShelmandine Springs, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates41°40′51″N 079°40′04″W / 41.68083°N 79.66778°W / 41.68083; -79.66778
 • elevation1,360 ft (410 m)
Length5.90 mi (9.50 km)
Basin size11.61 square miles (30.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationThompson Creek
 • average22.54 cu ft/s (0.638 m/s) at mouth with Thompson Creek
Basin features
Progressionsouth-southwest
River systemAllegheny River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightDolly Run
BridgesHarrison Road, Mageetown Road, Cloverdale Road, PA 89, Thompson Run Road

Shirley Run is a 5.90 mi (9.50 km) long 3rd order tributary to Thompson Creek in Crawford County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Shirley Run rises about 2 miles northeast of Vrooman, Pennsylvania, in Blue Swamp at the Warren County line and then flows south-southwest to join Thompson Creek at Shelmandine Springs.

Watershed

Shirley Run drains 11.66 square miles (30.2 km) of area, receives about 45.6 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 450.87, and is about 52% forested.

See also

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Shirley Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Shirley Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 9 May 2021.


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