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Stream in Pennsylvania, USA
Smiley Run
Tributary to Youghiogheny River
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Location
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyFayette
BoroughDawson
Physical characteristics
SourceJacobs Creek divide
 • locationabout 1 mile south of Chaintown, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°05′13″N 079°39′34″W / 40.08694°N 79.65944°W / 40.08694; -79.65944
 • elevation1,220 ft (370 m)
MouthYoughiogheny River
 • locationDawson, Pennsylvania
 • coordinates40°03′01″N 079°39′54″W / 40.05028°N 79.66500°W / 40.05028; -79.66500
 • elevation843 ft (257 m)
Length2.80 mi (4.51 km)
Basin size2.74 square miles (7.1 km)
Discharge 
 • locationYoughiogheny River
 • average3.73 cu ft/s (0.106 m/s) at mouth with Youghiogheny River
Basin features
Progressiongenerally south
River systemMonongahela River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightunnamed tributaries
BridgesGillespie Road, Davis Road, Banning Road, Rimel Road, School Road

Smiley Run is a 2.80 mi (4.51 km) long 2nd order tributary to the Youghiogheny River in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Course

Smiley Run rises about 1 mile south of Chaintown, Pennsylvania, and then flows south to join the Youghiogheny River at Dawson.

Watershed

Smiley Run drains 2.74 square miles (7.1 km) of area, receives about 42.1 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 344.85, and is about 44% forested.

References

  1. ^ "GNIS Detail - Smiley Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Smiley Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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