| Welty Run Tributary to Sewickley Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Welty Run mouthShow map of Pennsylvania Welty Run (the United States)Show map of the United States | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Westmoreland |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Fourmile Run divide |
| • location | about 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°11′15″N 079°24′06″W / 40.18750°N 79.40167°W / 40.18750; -79.40167 |
| • elevation | 2,015 ft (614 m) |
| Mouth | Sewickley Creek |
| • location | Norvelt, Pennsylvania |
| • coordinates | 40°12′45″N 079°29′35″W / 40.21250°N 79.49306°W / 40.21250; -79.49306 |
| • elevation | 975 ft (297 m) |
| Length | 6.59 mi (10.61 km) |
| Basin size | 12.66 square miles (32.8 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Sewickley Creek |
| • average | 20.12 cu ft/s (0.570 m/s) at mouth with Sewickley Creek |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Sewickley Creek → Youghiogheny River → Monongahela River → Ohio River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico |
| River system | Monongahela River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | unnamed tributaries |
| Waterbodies | Mammoth Lake |
| Bridges | Shady Lane, Ankney Hill Road, PA 982, Welty Road, County Park Road, Klaka Road, County Road, Holly Place, Mt. Pleasant Road |
Welty Run is a 6.59 mi (10.61 km) long 3rd order tributary to Sewickley Creek in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. This is the only stream of this name in the United States.
Variant names
According to the Geographic Names Information System, it has also been known historically as:
- Welly Run
Course
Welty Run rises about 3 miles southeast of Weltytown, Pennsylvania, and then flows west to join Sewickley Creek at Norvelt, Pennsylvania.
Watershed
Welty Run drains 12.66 square miles (32.8 km) of area, receives about 44.4 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 393.98, and is about 52% forested.
References
- ^ "GNIS Detail – Welty Run". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Welty Run Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
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